Within neopaganism does feminism exist at the expense of male neopagans?
This is stemming from my experiences over the last few months. Ive lived in the midlands where there was loads of folk traditions that neopagans would enjoy but no neopagan moots, when I moved back up towards the east coast I started getting back into moots. I hadnt noticed before so maybe Im more sensitive to it at the mo but a lot of man bashing goes on. Men dont want to be fathers, men arent commiitted to relationships, the patriarchy oppresses women all that stuff goes on while Im sitting there looking on. Im no vegitable I fight my corner but I get "oh youre the exception then"... is it that strong a tendancy in neopaganism or is it just the company Im in here?
Looking back we have had theories of neolithic goddess cults and matrifocal societies that vanished because christianity destroyed paganism and put a patriarchy in place. While theories like that arent central to neopaganism that goddess monotheism comes up regularly, maybe in new age more then neopaganism... but to me, with the wieght of it baring down on me as I type I feel like its all pervasive. Im questioning whether in becoming a neopagan I positioned myself to be second class because of my gender?
This is stemming from my experiences over the last few months. Ive lived in the midlands where there was loads of folk traditions that neopagans would enjoy but no neopagan moots, when I moved back up towards the east coast I started getting back into moots. I hadnt noticed before so maybe Im more sensitive to it at the mo but a lot of man bashing goes on. Men dont want to be fathers, men arent commiitted to relationships, the patriarchy oppresses women all that stuff goes on while Im sitting there looking on. Im no vegitable I fight my corner but I get "oh youre the exception then"... is it that strong a tendancy in neopaganism or is it just the company Im in here?
Looking back we have had theories of neolithic goddess cults and matrifocal societies that vanished because christianity destroyed paganism and put a patriarchy in place. While theories like that arent central to neopaganism that goddess monotheism comes up regularly, maybe in new age more then neopaganism... but to me, with the wieght of it baring down on me as I type I feel like its all pervasive. Im questioning whether in becoming a neopagan I positioned myself to be second class because of my gender?
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