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Religions > Atheism |
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"The Spew Queen" |
| Date: |
16 Oct 2005 02:27:30 PM |
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Torah Sexism |
Sexism in the Torah
Sexism is quite rampant in the Torah, considering the Hebrews were
once a very chauvinistic society when it was written. As a feminist,
I find it my duty to site the following verses and remind fellow women
of the sexist pig they are told to worship. I can not possibly list
all of the injustices that the Torah mentions. Everything from the
story of Lilith (who was booted out of Eden for having dominant sex
with Adam) to how women are blamed for the fall from grace. I had to
settle for merely presenting a sample list as of right now and I shall
add more verses as I thumb threw the Pentateuch a second time. In the
mean while, please feel free to utilize anything you see here.
Genesis 3:16 Says that all women must suffer great pains during child
birth due to Eve eating the fruit of knowledge. (As if it is somehow
just that humans should pay for their ancestor’s sins nor is a woman
dying in labor some how befitting of a crime she did not commit.) The
verse finishes of by saying a husband shall “rule” over his woman,
stripping us off all power in between the sexes.
Genesis 19:8 Tells of a man named Lot who offers his daughters to a
crowd of would be angel rapers. Later, Lot impregnates his own
daughters after God kills his wife for simply looking back at the
remains of her city.
Genesis 38:16-24 Tells a very interesting story of a man named Judah
whom lived with his widowed daughter in law. His daughter in law was
grieving and wearing the veils of mourning which Judah (a rather
stupid man) mistook for the clothing of a prostitute. He ended up
impregnating his daughter in law and she left the city. On a later
date Judah sees the young woman again and demanded she be burned for
being a prostitute (I like how only the woman is punished when THEY
BOTH engaged in the sexual act). It wasn’t until Judah recognized the
woman as his daughter in law and she was with his child, that he
decided not to kill her. Basically, Judah can commit incest, use a
prostitute (in his mistaken perception), and impregnate a MUCH younger
woman, yet he thinks she is the one deserving of death.
Exodus 21:3-4 Says that if a male slave is given a wife by his master
(regardless of how long they are wed, how much they love each other or
if they have kids) he can not leave servanthood with his wife or
children. The woman and children are merely property of the master and
their personal happiness or sanctity of family doesn’t matter.
Exodus 21:7 God not only sanctions selling ones daughter into slavery,
but he also gives out laws on how it should be done.
Exodus 21:10 God ordains men taking several wives and even sets up
laws as to how multiple wives should be handled.
Leviticus 12:1-8 Explains that a woman has to be purified after giving
birth because she is “unclean”. It goes on to say that birthing a
male is cleaner then birthing a female, hence a mother must purify
TWICE as long when having a daughter. This is BLATANT sexism from the
point of birth. A woman is dirty simply for being a woman; this is
obviously very biased and chauvinistic.
Leviticus 15:19-30 Explains that a woman having her menstruation must
be avoided to the point of not even touching what she has touched. It
is quite curious that women are punished for simply having a
biological function that “God” claims to have created. What is so
just about vilifying what you created?
Leviticus 18:19 Goes onto say that even LOOKING at a menstruating
woman is wrong.
Leviticus 19:20 Says that if a man has sex with a slave or betrothed
woman he must then “scourge” her. Scourging is a term for a severe
flogging or whipping. I find it quite curious that the woman shall be
punished to the point of a beating for such an occurrence, yet the man
gets to go free for the deed.
Leviticus 21:9 Explains that unchaste daughters of priests must be
burnt to death. What about his unchaste sons? Of course this isn’t
even answered in the Torah, we are to assume yet again that men have
the power to do as they wish and a woman must suffer the punishment
for BOTH of them.
Leviticus 27:3-7 God places a dollar value on human life; with women
worth less than men.
Numbers 1:2 Is the basis for the sexism that remains rampant today.
In this verse Moses takes a poll of all the men who are able to fight
in war, women aren’t even counted in the census. Apparently back
then, just like today, us women are considered the weaker species and
unable to battle. (Let’s not forget that during the time the
Pentateuch was written women in Pagan cultures were FEARED and revered
as the more powerful species. It is because of this patriarchal
religion and it’s offshoots that we have been reduced to cowering
sub-humans.)
Numbers 30:3-16 A woman can’t make a vow unless her husband allows
it.
Numbers 31: 14-18 Moses tells his men to kill all the males,
non-virginal women, elderly and children of the Midianite tribe. Of
course, the virgin women are kept for raping. If you read later down
in the scripture God states that the Jews can not even marry a
Midianite woman (with exception to Moses). Hence these women who were
captured were repeatedly raped and impregnated and they weren’t even
allowed a marital status in which to protect them.
Deuteronomy 20:13-15 Kill all the men and boys in the cities that God
“delivers into your hands,” but keep the women for raping.
Deuteronomy 21:11-14 If you see a pretty woman among the captives
then just take her home and “go in unto her.”
Deuteronomy 22:5 Women that wear men’s clothing are an “abomination
unto the Lord.”
Deuteronomy 22:13-22 Women, be sure to keep the tokens of your
virginity. Otherwise the men of your city may stone you to death.
This does not apply to men though, of course. What is interesting to
note here is the actual wording, it says : “that if a man hateth his
wife he may say she did not have the tokens of her virginity”. Since
there is no way a woman can truly prove she had a hymen upon marriage
the word rests on the husband and she can be disposed of simply when
he tires of her.
Deuteronomy 22:23-24 is one of the most cruel and sexist passages of
the Torah. It says that women who are raped and fail to “cry out loud”
in a populated area are most likely enjoying the attack should be
killed.
Deuteronomy 22:28-29 A rapist must buy his victim from her father for
50 shekels. Is this supposed to be some type of retribution? What
about the victim here, what if she doesn’t want to marry a pig who
raped her? All that matters is her father receives payment for his
“property”.
Deuteronomy 25:11-12 Says that we must cut off a woman’s hand if she
touches the “secrets” of a man who is fighting with her husband…“And
thine eye shall not pity her.” Once again, there is no punishment for
the man she touched, only the woman.
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