I know, I know - but this is the feminist section and christmas is about celebrating the birth of the son of god, with women's spirituality and power completely written out of the story. It's the classic patriarchal mindfuck for women. Even Santa's a man, but who does most of the present-buying and wrapping?
Then there's the fact that christmas is all about women doing most of the work, with men enjoying the benefits.
Each year I find it a little more difficult to have to go through it all. Once you've seen what it's about, it gets harder to ignore the brainwashing.
Hope everybody has a happy peaceful time, whatever you are celebrating.
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Happy Patriarchymas!
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