Me Man, Me Make Fire!

Women have the same creative aptitude as men. It is experiences that dictate how reaching and vast creative work is. The Brontë sisters wrote about society as they knew it. Emily Dickinson’s poetry revolved around the little world she lived in; what she could see outside her window. Maybe Dickinson would have written Moby Dick as well if she had lived on the sea for as long as Melville did. More and more great female artists, writers, and creatives are emerging as more and more are capable of having the same experiences and education as their male counterparts.

Are men and women equal? It depends on where you look at it from. Physically, as Matt noted, no (though there are plenty of girls out there that can kick my ass). But, that has to do with adaptation. Men were almost always the protectors, hunters, and work horses. Women dealt with the children and home. Mentally, well, who really knows? History, culture, society, our experiences, and everything else have had some affect on how we view the sexes and our roles and as I said above our creativity level. Besides, there is no real definite answer on whether males and females have a physically different brain; but, based on our cultural roles, we do think differently.

Now, I’m an atheist myself (though I do follow my own “religion” or “way of life” as I like to call it), so the idea that some divine force made us different is not really my cup of tea. However, I would say nature and the universe (perhaps the closest thing to God/gods I have) is pretty good at making it so a species has the tools needed for survival. In quite a few species of insects, the female kills the male after he mates with her (ouch). He fulfilled his natural role and is no longer needed. Humans, on the other hand, need each other. Historically, the female needed the male to protect her while pregnant, to hunt, and be the hard 9 to 5 working men we are (Me man, me make fire!). It is the natural instinct of survival. So, for me anyway we are equal or should be if it wasn’t for Chauvinist culture. And, I’m not really sure if what I typed made any sense, because I sort of went off on a big rant. J Oh well…

Walt Whitman’s homosexuality may have allowed him to understand how amazing the human form was. When he viewed a slave auction he was disgusted at how the, what he called, “beautiful” bodies of African Americans were being abused. A great deal of his poetry is about the human form as well as spirit.