JOURNAL #7

7. If you could introduce one new idea or material thing to a primitive culture, what would it be?

There are some mistakes made in history that later roll into a gradually growing ball of more problems, grown too large to handle and mend to a pure state in the present. One concept that would be helpful to introduce to a primitive culture is the equality of all regardless of gender. This especially applies for mending misogyny. The first concepts for gender roles in primitive societies were divided into hunting and gathering and then along the road came patriarchal societies. Because of the long bane of existence of patriarchal societies, women are still discriminated to an extent today. Appalling as it seems, some present men are literally led to believe that women are useless and only meant to serve men. Just as well, patriarchal societies create gender roles and social constructs between men and women, dividing the gap of equality even more. Gender roles are gradually changing today and sexism is starting to be less harsh than before; however, if it weren't for patriarchal societies, then this type of thinking would not have ever arisen, as seen in the past where women were told to be solely dedicated to their domestic household and husband instead of outreaching and dreaming of bigger aspirations.