tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post3486588233210084030..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: Buffy vs The Partriarchy: How much does it reflect reality?christopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-47860739143626054432012-05-02T12:21:39.677-07:002012-05-02T12:21:39.677-07:00I was raised as a Catholic, and a couple years ago...I was raised as a Catholic, and a couple years ago, I underwent the sacrament of Confirmation. I am officially a Catholic, though my views have changed since then and I've become less passionate about the church, due in large part to the overwhelming amount of legitimate critique it's had about almost every facet of its existence.<br /><br />That being said, I'm about to defend the Church.<br /><br /><br />You said, "I think it's important to see that what the Vatican is doing is denouncing opposing viewpoints just for the fact that they are different from what the Church teaches." To the Vatican, they're not doing this. They believe they're defending the masses from lies and sin, which God has warned them about and charged them with the responsibility of defending us from. Though this may be illogical, you make their motivation seem petty. Tisn't.<br /><br />You also wrote, "more than 90% of Catholic women use [birth control]." Well, if they did NOT preach the "evils" of BC, then 99% of Catholic women would be on the pill. And that 9% would be much more comfortable with having premarital sex, resulting in more STIs and unplanned pregnancies due to lack of condoms and forgetting to be regular with their hormone doses. STIs suck, and the earth is overpopulated; I'm all for the Church preaching that BC is evil if it will exacerbating these problems.<br /><br />Lastly, you claim that "Rejecting a patriarchy is not easy to do in reality because there are few women who have as much power as Buffy." I daresay there are zero women, in reality, who have as much power as Buffy. Likewise, zero men exist that could rival her strength, agility and healing rate. However, patriarchies have been rejected multiple times throughout history, almost every time there's a revolution. Men can fight against men and still be rejecting the patriarchy. Even if they establish another in its stead, they still disagree with the original government and thus the patriarchy.<br /><br />Amen.xoxo,GossipGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309693393409955130noreply@blogger.com