Sex & The Survival Of Our Species: Part II
Posted by Michelle Moquin on January 5th, 2009
Okay…before I even begin to think about what I am going to write about this morning, I owe the Gazan women of Gaza Strip a huge apology for my misleading brain blooper early yesterday morning. I am not perfect nor do I get much of an opportunity to edit myself before I post, especially these days. So pardon me for mis-naming the area where you live, the area where you were commenting from. I am well aware of the location of Gaza Strip…..just got my ‘P’s’ mixed up :) It was simply my mistake of being in such a rush; not from not being informed or knowing my world map. Again, my apologies.
Now that that is handled, I can start my day.
Hi Doug: Your comment inspired me to write more about this subject, and to address a few things that you brought up. So thank you.
In regards to my article yesterday, when I spoke in terms of sex, I was not speaking of the desire of it. I was speaking strictly of the basic animal instinct to carry on ones species. Sex is ‘the means’ to procreate, whether it is enjoyed or not is irrelevant. Males may not even be aware of how strong their innate need of survival is…but in my opinion, it is the driving motivating factor that makes men behave as they do. It is an innate drive…pure basic instinct.
However Doug brought up some interesting points. Now, what would happen if women could birth without the help of men, would be something interesting to look at. Would men’s testosterone deplete and the desire to procreate and carry on the species diminish? Would men become less violent? Definitely something to look at but unfortunately (?) we are not dealing with males lacking in that area.
So I’ll go back to the beginning of man. If plumage didn’t attract the female, it was just one male fighting over another male in order to get the female. The one who got the female won from pure strength, and maybe with a little skill, luck and possibly a big club involved. :)
However evolution of our species introduced other ways to win over the female should plumage not win out. Unfortunately it was guns and bombs and war that evolved into the picture. Yes, we may think that these men are fighting for land or oil etc., but in my opinion, if you get right down to the basic instinct of survival, the men are trying to enhance their plumage. Why? To get the females so that they can procreate and survive. And the only way to procreate is by having sex. And the only way a male is going to get sex is to have better plumage and be more attractive to the female, than the other males who are also trying to pump up their plumage to attract her. War is one way to pump up your plumage and more importantly, a way to rid of the weaker males.
So what if a male’s plumage doesn’t cut it…AND he is weak? There is one other thing that weaker males can count on: They have the ability to physically control the females and basically enslave them…consider them property.
And how do they do this? Hmm….let’s think of a way. Oh I know….we’ll make up a religion and a God that tells us that our females are our property and we have total control over what they do, think, and say. We’ll even have the rights over their bodies. “No one can blame us because God is telling us it is okay. My God tells me that I can have as many wives as I please. My God tells me that women can not be trusted. My God tells me that abortion is wrong. My God tells me that women are not equal to men.” It is written. It is the law. ((Written by men but just disregard that small detail.) “That way, if we don’t win the war we know we at least have religion to put our females in their place. They will have no way to leave us now – they belong to us lock, stock, and barrel.”
Hence, men will do anything and everything they can to have control so that their race will survive regardless of whether their plumage is attractive or not.
Do you see what I mean by shedding all of the layers…all of the excuses that males come up with? When you get down to the basic instinct everything else is extraneous. It is pure and basic animal instinct whether the males are cognizant of this deep and primal drive that motivates them to do the things they do.
When you look at the ‘reasons’ the ‘excuses’ it all seems so illogical. But when you take away all of the ‘reasons’ the ‘excuses’, it is very logical. Not right, but logical. Males are fighting for their survival. ‘My plumage is better than your plumage, and if you don’t believe me I’ll kill, destroy, and enslave the females to prove just how strong I really am. Don’t men know that resorting to controlling their women is a sign of weakness not strength?
Unfortunately this animal instinct that drives the males to do the things they do, is very shortsighted. So shortsighted that we are in dire danger of destroying our planet all in the name of ‘survival’. ZL asks some good questions too – Why aren’t women revered for giving the gift of life? Marsha says it well: ”Men, hypocrisy. They need to stand firm against these men who have no compassion for their own females. The mothers of their children, Their own mothers.”
Uh…here’s an obvious wake up call: Without the preservation of our planet, animals, and women, there is no ‘survival’ of the species.
War always has casualties. Civilians, unfortunately get hurt and killed. But when innocent civilians are targeted and used as human shields, as we are seeing in Israel and Gaza, we have reached a different level of war. A different level of the innate need to survive. What is next?
“Man’s deep-rooted instinct to survive, and the means that he has chosen, will be to his demise.”
I guess that I had much more to say on this subject than I thought. This is not saying that I hate men….so you men out there don’t even go there. What I despise is the choices that men are making. I am just trying to understand them and make sense out of things that don’t make sense to me at all….until I break it all down.
Readers: Of course, this is just my opinion but I would certainly enjoy hearing yours if you have more to say on the subject. Agree? Disagree? Or something in-between? Blog me.
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January 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Hi Misch, won’t totally agree on this, did some ‘man’ research of my own and blogged it…seems to me ‘high’ testosterone levels have a lot to do with it, which is directly linked to higher levels of aggression (pathological issues/pyschological trauma up the ante on this phenomena also). Need a better alternative than saltpeter though : )
The basic instinct for survival of species, hmmm, how would that explain people who cannot or do not reproduce by choice? If it’s a gut level instinct wouldn’t everyone crave reproducing (even if they don’t understand their own need)? Not sure I’m on (but certainly not ‘off’) with this theory, will think about it more : ) I’m similar to you, I will probably have a lot more q’s before I can just give it the ZL ‘right on’ and I’m absolutely sure you’ll be waiting with bated breath, hahaha…
The ‘survival of the fittest’ war survival/plumage theory may/may not fit entirely either but i do concur on the backstop of having religion to control women and more painful to me, women actually buy into this male dominant doctrine – hook, line and sinker. My guess is women fear their own sexuality as taught/learned and propagated by men (who are actually in fear she’ll scout for better plumage should she not fear herself a ‘slut/ho’ and find that whole control thing (religious doctrine) questionable.
How else do you explain ‘women of God’ wanting to take away their own rights (I am gesturing poking both my eyes out now, hahaha)?? & that whole protection thing (when was the last time a man was around when a woman was approached by another aggressive male?) A woman would do better on her own with learning some self defense, how to walk with purpose and a don’t fug with me look, and be aware of surroundings and possible threats to the self – if there ever was a need to protect me it was probably bc two fools were fighting over their ‘superior’ plumage and who was going to win (and get lucky whether they enjoyed the sex or not, hee hee) oh my, I do amuse myself.
Ok, there’s my two…Misch, I left you a vmail msg on office/hand phone : )
Where’s Anonz since his rant? I’m not sure how long it’s been but shouldn’t someone go check on him (Misch, can Maddie do that please? No interference, just a check in/update) – I wouldn’t want the sweet pea to be out there and injured or worst…
Ciao, Zen Lill
January 5th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
SURPRISING SYMPTOM OF CANCER
It’s a common worry — a strange, inexplicable symptom turns out to be the first sign of an undiagnosed cancer. Such tales are understandably frightening — after all, who doesn’t suffer arbitrary aches and pains, especially as we age? While these shouldn’t be reason to live in fear, a recent Italian study uncovered a connection between certain unusual symptoms and cancer. Fortunately this is a rare occurrence, but nonetheless, important to be aware of.
LUNG CANCER AND KNEE PAIN
In the study, rheumatologists reviewed the records of 296 patients who came to a medical center with a painful knee. In five of these patients — all of whom were middle-aged men with a history of heavy smoking — X-rays showed suspicious growths in their lungs. These men had a type of cancer called non-small-cell lung cancer, which surgeons removed… in all five cases, the knee pain went away after their lung cancer was successfully treated. These results led the authors to suggest that after doctors rule out more common causes for arthritis in a painful knee, a chest X-ray is a good idea — especially in people who have smoked heavily.
To learn more, I called Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD, a rheumatologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She has an interest in what’s known as “paraneoplastic syndromes” in illness, where seemingly unrelated problems are caused by your body’s attempt to heal itself from other diseases. It turns out that sometimes a malignant tumor produces substances that damage tissues in your body, while at other times such symptoms can be the result of your immune system’s effort to fight the tumor, which inadvertently harms healthy tissues.
This study is intriguing, she said, while also pointing out that only a tiny percentage of the patients with knee pain actually had cancer. Nonetheless, she agreed that if doctors can’t find any reason for pain in one knee, such as an orthopedic cause, it might be reasonable to suspect a paraneoplastic syndrome. More research is necessary, since this is the first study to suggest an association between knee arthritis and lung cancer.
Dr. Suarez-Almazor told me that there are other well-known and more common paraneoplastic syndromes that may lead a doctor to test for cancer more quickly. She listed some examples:
• Lung cancer is commonly associated with a problem called hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, which as cancer progresses can involve pain in many joints and is marked by clubbing of the fingers, with fingertips growing round and bulbous.
• An early symptom of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children is joint pain — particularly in a knee, along with anemia. Arthritis can also be observed in acute myeloid leukemia in adults.
• Muscle weakness along with a specific type of rash around the eyes is a sign of a condition called dermatomyositis, which can be associated with a variety of cancers including lung, ovarian, stomach, colorectal and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
It’s rare that mysterious pain turns out to be caused by cancer — but people who have joint or other pain or rashes of unknown origin should see their doctor. Chances are the problem will be something else entirely or you’ll get a clean bill of health and whatever it is will resolve naturally. In any case, you’ll likely feel better after ruling out the worst-case scenario.
Source(s): ??Maria Suarez-Almazor, MD, PhD, a rheumatologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.
January 6th, 2009 at 12:43 am
I know why I hate competition for that pretty thing in the bar next to me. I’m just not sure I would kill to have my turn between her legs.
Chuck