Kudzu

Kudzu spreads, like rampant forest fires, throughout the deep south. It grows laterally and vertically, scaling precipices that have long been sheltered from the stranglehold of leafy vines. In these places, unique organisms can grow. Unfortunately, along with most every other ground dwelling plant, these unique species of plants are being smothered and choked out by kudzu.

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A friend posed this question the other day, "If there were no such thing as sex, would you be gay?"

It happens to be an interesting question, because (guys) think about who you do the things you most enjoy with. Whether it be sit around on Saturday's and watch football, or go golfing on a nice Sunday afternoon. Ladies, think about who you have book club with, and who you gossip with (kidding).

The correct, I think, answer to the above question is that there are certain aspects of relationships that only women can bring to the table. Thus, I believe that even without sex, marriages and inter-sex relationships would be prevalent.

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A patriarchal society is one in which the father is the alpha male of the household. He is the Alpha and Omega. He squashes any insurrection or sarcasm like the Russian Government did in Red Square. Somehow, these men who are rational human beings (it just so happens they were raised in a far different era), can acknowledge my last little segment with a nod, but can't see that they are the kudzu. They can see that women are important - more, women are integral. However, they fail to see past the so called social standard of a male dominated household - to see that dominance is like an alien species to a functioning household. Dominance has no natural enemies - there is nothing that can be done to get rid of a state of dominance, except to remove oneself from the source.

Dominance is what was exhibited by the Russian government, a government that got divorced from it's people. Dominance is what Hitler showed, Hitler divorced humanity. Dominance is why kudzu grows so rapidly, kudzu kills native species. Dominance is a patriarchal household, a household that winds up in divorce (whether legally, or maybe worse - emotionally).