I know women whose heads would explode at hearing such a definition. It's reproductive essentialism at its worst, and it's completely invalidating of women who are sterile for any reason.Originally Posted by Nicki B
Well, as I intimated in my thread above, at least some of it's about having the potential to have babies - which is why having a hysterectomy, mastectomies, or any other reproductive problems can be so destructive to a woman's psyche?
As one of my favorite authors on the roles women in ancient times would put it, you have subscribed to the concept of women as being creatures that exist to bleed and breed -- a mysogynistic concept that has been used throughout time to justify the enslavement and oppression of women.
Also, to avoid being completely hypocritical, one must also conclude that sterile men are not real men, either.
Ahem.
Let's just say that I don't subscribe to this point of view...
