treacherous beast of toxic rhetoric (oh how I embrace you so)

I'm partial to Freudian in that, to a sense, we adhere to our most subconscious goal without thinking it. The more I thought about it, the more it made sense. What is our ultimate purpose in life? Money? Happiness? One could say that money leads to happiness, but what does money buy that generates such a feeling?  Happiness and joy is the product events that are pleasing to the doer or the receiver. So technically, happiness cannot be "bought", however, physical objects that can be bought cause the side-effect of joy and result in happiness. So rather than asking that question, we ask: what can money not buy that brings happiness? The root cause and driving power that motivates human beings (and animals) to do things can be broken down into two simple reasons: self-gratification and to attract the opposite sex for procreation. I had previously believed that procreation was the sole motivator, but that didn't explain several exceptions to the case (I'll probably go over those in the future, but for now, I'd like to talk solely about women). What caused me to reach this train of thought? By isolating all factors and moving further and further down the tree of natural human desire. Here's an example:

You buy a red BMW Beamer > why? > to show your status.

You show your status > why? > to impress others.

You impress others > why? > to show women that you are a worthy mate.

WOMEN

The beginning of all life (that we know so far) starts with the attraction between two entities. The fusion or ritual between these two entities forms a new life, and the cycle repeats itself through eternity. An oversimplification, yes, but it is the basis for the laws of attraction that even humans, with all of their wisdom, cannot escape from. It is written in our blood and the very spark of our life to spread our seed and produce offspring.

Bear with me as I make a very weak attempt at grasping the idea of "woman".

"Woman" or "female", is a state of mind. Of course there are physical differences between "male" and "female", and they are instrumental in creating the stereotypes that we have today, but our core being is still human, and thus we are all the same but two parts of a whole. There is often the notion that women are more sensitive with their feelings, are generally more nurturing, are naturally more slender and soft. This truism becomes solid fact because humans, over the course of thousands of years, had deemed it so. Females of the mammal type are generally the gatherers and caretakers,the males the hunters and protectors. As time has progressed and progressive idealism begins emerge, the gap in sexes begins to diminish, and man and woman see eye-to-eye. We realize although males may be capable of a stronger physical build, both beings wield an equal amount of power over the mind and soul. In modern-day cases, I would strongly argue that the woman is as powerful, if not more powerful, than the man.

Before I delve into the mindset of a woman, I'd like to tell you just a bit about how I reached this conclusion. The general consensus about men is that they are generally insensitive and crave only sexual pleasure from females. While this can be true, recognizing that homosexual males have the tendancy to become more sensitive and "feminine" prevents the previous statement from becoming solid fact. This is why I believe that the "woman" is a mindset and therefore not limited by physical differences between the sexes. In fact, you can replace every instance of the word "woman" in this post with "woman mindset".

Women have claimed victim throughout history, and they have rightfully earned such claims. However, it is also proven fact that women have power over men in ever-so discreet ways. Where men seem to win at face value, women always have the sleight of hand advantage. A large reason for this stems from sexual attraction and appeal. Where females would claim they were being "treated as a piece of meat" is also claiming that they hold the power to control the desire of man. Only women who are smart enough and not in disadvantageous position (or vile enough), understand this leverage, can use it to bend the will of the opposite sex. This course of action, however, is not easily controlled and can backfire, which leads the speculation into the actual desires of women. 

Men often wonder: "what do women want?". Women are never direct. When they want something and aren't 100% comfortable with asking for it, they will find every possible way to bend words and use subtle actions to achieve their goals. That's not the problematic part though, because men are capable of this as well. The problematic part is that the "woman" mentality is fickle and sensitive to the world around her. The slightest change in wind direction can send her heart and head in a different direction. Intuition and impulse guide the way. This is the result of mental desire obstruction, and leads me to final part of my speculation: the pressures and rules that humanity has imposed upon females, and the female's obligation to follow it or become an outcast. This creates stress and pockets of insecurity in the "woman" mentality (an equal amout of fear for the possibility of an unaccepted homosexuality).

No one is at fault for this. Humans evolved and became more logical and more egalitarian to support the needs of the people and to battle racial differences. However, underlying implications for sexes were much slower to change and are still currently playing catch-up. This is the result of the hunter protector versus the gatherer caretakers. The hunter protector is the breadwinner and the strong man. In terms of face value, the man is the leader of the pack and is therefore entitled to a higher tier of priveleges. However, women of this age seek equality because the hunter-protector-gatherer-caretaker is no longer as relevant. (Sorry right now for this sidetrack, but it's important). The world didn't used to be so visually-based. Much was passed down through a general understanding of the unspoken rules to the natural order of life. Men were workers and women were mothers. With the rise of visual mediums and media, from print to television to the internet, the original physical allure of women overpowers the breadwinning powers of the man. (I learned about this in an art history/philosophy class, and it is very true). As a visually-based society, women have once again single-handedly gained greater power than man because of one simple reason: sex appeal. Note as the balance shifts in parallel: the rise of visual medium coincides with the rise in the aptitude of women. This returns to my original idea: that humanity is driven by the genetically built-in desire to reproduce. Also, this is not a rag on women, this is my grasp on the current relationship on man and woman and the explanation for how a girl will manage to keep her boyfriend from going out to drink with his best friends because she decided to throw a tantrum and pout. That's real power. 

Coming soon! Blog about my new phone (when I get it) and probably an article on "how MTG changed my thought process" as well as "the origin of 'vanilla salt'". Sorry if today's writing was a bit boring, but it was something that I've always wanted to express and never had a chance to. Until next time, Ciao!