Anonymous Thoughts on Shulamith Firestone's belief that biology is inherently oppressive? Like, her big theory that birthing and pregnancy are innately horrific, and switching to a Brave New World type of artificial reproduction would undermine the patriarchy by eliminating the largest sex difference that impacts the social sphere. The sf geek in me loves it, but it seems a tad silly, and I don't think males would ever give up power if something like that happened.

Birthing and forced pregnancy are literally how patriarchy began. Keeping women pregnant, vulnerable, and dependent on men’s support was the perfect way to keep men on the top of the totem pole. No doubt that pregnancy and birthing can be tools of oppression of women.

I agree that “artificial reproduction would undermine the patriarchy by eliminating the largest sex difference”, but of course… how could we ever put that into place within the world we live in today?

And it’s also not achievable in the world we live in today because rape exists.

-Blossom