15 January 2025 - sex roles

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2025 : 15 January 2025

Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things

Today's topic is religion, sex roles, and conspiracy theories, things we are hard-wired to make up.

clue:

The header is the title of a book by George Lakoff.

Most cultures are patriarchal. Some are matriarchal. All are sexist in one way or another. It seems like fairly good evidence that we are hard-wired to invent sex roles.

give me a clue so sweet and true