The Kingdom of Women

By Miss Cellania in Travel on Jun 19, 2008 at 10:23 am

The Mosuo culture of the Hunan and Sichuan provinces in southwestern China is a matriarchal society, with women calling the shots. In this video report from National Geographic, one woman explains why she doesn’t want to marry. She is still in a passionate relationship with her child’s father after eight years because she doesn’t have to live with him or deal with in-laws. Makes sense to me. Link


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  1. ty
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 11:13 am

    omg why do narrators never get the pronunciation right? not only do they pronounce it completely wrong, they don’t even say it the way it’s spelt. wtf.

  2. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 1:25 pm

    I’ve heard of this culture before. It’s amazing that a matriarchal culture like this is found in China, of all places!

  3. AnUnSi
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    “Makes sense to me.” [MC]

    No, it doesn’t make sense. Sinning never makes sense.

    To engage in sexual intimacy without marriage is seriously against the natural law (written on everyone’s heart). If a person engages in fornication despite knowing that God condemns it as a deadly sin, that person chooses damnation (i.e., an eternity in hell) until such time as he/she repents.

  4. Ajan
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    @ AnUnSi

    Oh! Do shut up!

  5. Miss Cellania
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

    I have nothing against marriage, considering how many years I’ve been married. It’s that pesky living together business that tears people apart.

  6. ted
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    So that’s what was written on my heart. Damn teenagers!

    Sinning makes sense all the time. That’s what makes it so attractive.

    What doesn’t make sense is people who use the word “fornicating” thinking that people will actually take them seriously.

  7. Hmm
    Jun 19th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    “..It’s amazing that a matriarchal culture like this is found in China, of all places!”

    Oh yeah, like a moron from patriarchal white male Amerikkka should talk.

  8. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    Jun 20th, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    @ Hmm:

    I’m not from “Amerikkka”, asshat. And even if I was… does that mean I can’t have an opinion or make an observation?

    I do find it amazing that a country that values women so little (just look at all the little girls put into orphanages there) would have a little pocket of matriarchal culture. I think it’s neat… but I do fear for its future in today’s largely patriarchal society.

  9. prophet
    Jun 20th, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    matriarchal society? TOTALLY UNFAIR XD

  10. Hmm
    Jun 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 am

    oh really? you’re all the fuc.king same to me. self-righteous c0ck, who’s blind to your own hypocrisy because you’re a douchebag on a soap box with a stick shoved up your anus.


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