Women without Breasts

In honor of the Annunciation to the Most Pure Mother of God on March 25^th, or Lady Day as it is also known (for a sermon about this great feast day: https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/iconoftheday/los/March/25-01.htm), we offer a couple of essays this week on women.  Today is the first.

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Women Without Breasts

By Paul H. Yarbrough

“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.” C.S. Lewis

"Now, we build women without breasts and expect milk and kindness. We laugh at chastity and are surprised to find rapists in our midst." Paul H. Yarbrough

Harvey Weinstein will probably be rehabilitated and come back from whatever plush, sex rehab twelve-step program that his plenteous, Hollywood treasure will allow. After that, who knows what lies ahead for the future conduct of this man of the artistic world. He will probably get an award at next years’ Academy Awards or Golden Globe or whatever of the many mutual-admiration-award-love-ins these morally dark regents of stage and screen (now, perhaps, stage and scream) create for themselves. Possibly the “I am Sorry Award,” because he will finally confess that he, himself, was abused when a child.

One can almost write the script (I’m sure he knows many fiction writers): “I just didn’t get it. But my soul had been darkened because of the era when sexual abuse was swept under the carpet by the world which was governed by the masculine power structure led by the Western Church not allowing us to be egalitarian mutants which is what God really intended in His creation. We are all guilty of what I have done because our parents taught us so . . . ad nauseam, don't blame me."

I italicized “man” above for emphasis, not because the liberated women of the world despise its use but to deemphasize his (Weinstein’s) merits. As well, the sadness that so much was done to so many women without a single man (and there were many who knew) taking such an animal in tow and whacking the snot out of him.  I heard that manly Brad Pitt went to Harvey and verbally suggested that Weinstein’s conduct was unacceptable (or some such timid twaddle). At least little Brad took some action, pitifully little as it was, while there do not seem to be any other reports of anyone smacking the crap out of Harvey for his conduct.

Someone should have reported Harvey’s conduct to Hillary or Gloria earlier, as either of them is more manly than most in Hollywood (or Congress for that matter). Or even better Lois Lerner, who could have financially gelded him with complete immunity.

At the fall, in Eden, the woman having been tempted, then tempted the man. The result being both were expelled from the Garden, after the woman is stricken as a subordinate to man. He and she had not equal before (any more than apples and oranges are equal) but now she was under him to the point of a lesser being. Adam, having lost the life of eternity and perfect senses now must rule (from imperfection) over his woman. Having taken on the burden of sin, Adam (man) and his seed are now permeated with the temptations of seduction, abuse, rape and all that might go with superiority over another in a sinful world.  Even though God had left him with a conscience, Satan is more powerful. Man, and woman, now live through sinful personalities.

Now, as we say today, fast forward to Bethlehem a few thousand years later. God came to man in the image in which He had created man, His own; though now a savior, Jesus Christ.  The New Adam.

At the age of 30, Jesus begins his ministry and through the four gospels much is revealed of the life and conduct of our Lord—not the least of which, early on, His own temptation.  Unlike the first Adam, He won the battle.

Throughout these same gospels, we are introduced and edified regarding the twelve apostles he chose, their work, their habits, and their conduct. We are given specifics on these twelve, though less information on dozens, even hundreds of disciples (followers). However, some of the most beautiful stories are of his women friends: Mary, Anna, Martha et al from the beginning of his ministry until his execution and resurrection where Mary Magdalene first discovered Him missing from the tomb.  And one of the most captivating stories is His divine approach to the Samaritan woman at the well.

 Jesus (God) has a revealed relationship with both creations, male and female, with the humanism of seduction or disparagement not to be borne by either. And, they are instructed and loved in the nonegalitarian milieu of “apples and oranges.”

If we are going to tear down monuments, we really need to fill in space. I suggest obliterating the Washington Monument and erecting (no pun intended) a monument, in the tradition of Mount Rushmore or Stone Mountain, as a multi-stature replication of Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, and Jack the Ripper. These are men whom N.O.W. can be proud of. A group that pigeons would poop on with pride (you go, boy).

But, if this is the level of manhood salutation, which women must be glorified? Perhaps Madonna and Lady Gaga, built in marble, joining hands, and, supplanting The Statue of Liberty with The Statue of Eves.

“I'm actually a very moral guy.” Hugh Hefner.

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Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!

Anathema to the Union!