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Originally Posted by Seaver
Think about it, a silverback gorilla can individually dominate their whole pack. The gorillas do not have a very complicated communication system, however. We as a society can make alliances in which we can take down the alpha male (watch survivor, you'll see). The physical dominance does not rule a relationship in which the woman seeks help from other humans. Would you turn down a plea for help from a female who was utterly physically controlled by a strong man?
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But this is exactly my point. Over millions of years of evolution, Homo Sapiens emerged from a society which was probably most like the one of your gorilla example. Physical male dominance, little or rudamentary communication. Yes, humans have come a long way from this model, but this is engrained in our nature, wether we acknowledge it or not.
Again, I'm not saying this is how we SHOULD act, but we are hard-wired towards it. Which explains things like unequal pay scales for the same job (men vs. women), overwhelming male majority in "leadership" roles, (politics, company CEOs) "dangerous" (police, firefighter) or "labor" (construction, blue-collar) jobs. It's not just the sexual division of labor.