02-27-2023, 01:17 AM
RAMd®d wrote:
designed by a bunch of white slave- and land- owning men
Oh, puh-leeeeaze.
designed by a bunch of - men
The machinations were done by men of power, but they wholly reflected attitudes of 99.9% of men in general.
Not a lot has changed.
The percentage has been lowered some.
Not anywhere nearly enough.
I think gabester was meaning men in a position of power; in this country, that has been traditionally white, upper-class wealthy individuals. Just the same ones that owned slaves and land; remember, there used to be a "requirement" that a voting individual had property, such as land or the "inferior" races (translate: slaves). These are the same individuals who considered that their "needs" would be met to their satisfaction, either in the institution of marriage or not. After all, the purpose of woman was to meet their needs and provide the children, and little else.
When you don't consider the majority of humanity as being actually being human, it makes it much easier.