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Marriages and children is a threat to women not a gift
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Anonymous 10w

EXACTLY. it doesn’t matter how ‘good’ someone’s man is, marriage and child are historically (and currently) the easiest way to control women. and men know that! pretending anything different is just ignorant

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

what about queer marriages and adoptions? just curious on ur pov of it too

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 10w

my good friend nuance has entered the building… i think two things can be true at once. marriage was created as a tool to control women and that continues to this day BUT the ability to get married is still a civil right that should be offered to everyone, regardless of race/sexuality/any other characteristic. i think marriage can be criticized while also understanding how important it is, especially for marginalized communities, to be able to get legally married. regardless of its origin, in

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

today’s society it offers legal benefits couples can’t otherwise get. adoption is a whole other can of worms idk im educated enough to touch on tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 10w

nah i get it i was just wondering if you also believed those power dynamics were still implicitly perpetuated within queer dynamics ! i’ve never thought ab the topic so i just assumed without those inherent gender roles/biases it may be different than hetero marriages. but im not married so idk man

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