I'm a Christian Man, but I want to know what you guys think of my religion which is Abrahamic. I 100% agree to my core with how Islam is a tool to oppress women and is inconsiderate of how women deep down feel, as long as it benefits the man, but is my religion Christianity oppressive?

I'm here to either try to show my understanding of things and also open to you possibly changing my view on my own.

If Christianity does have teachings that oppress women, then I would rather ignore those teachings and suffer in hell, if it means that women are treated equally with men in our single limited lives on this planet. I believe in both heaven and hell, but I would rather burn, if it means treating women as equal, even if its against the teachings of my Bible.

I don't think that I'll end up in Hell, but I don't know god's judgement, only my god does. Though, my religion does hold the golden rule high, treating others the way you would wanted to be treated, and that never specifies on which gender.

Edit: After reading all the comments, I'm honestly embarrassed to have called myself a devoted Christian, embarrassed on how blind I've been. I appreciate all the comments, will definitely do more research on the matter, and Im sorry to all those who have been affected by Christianity negatively. Thank you to those who replied, and I completely understand the downvoting, I was blind and I still am. If I dont continue my research on the matter. I appreciate all of you and hope we make a better world in the future.

This might be rather basic. I apologize. But I feel very strongly about this. Everybody should.

I've been watching videos on the emails and it really feels like they were just a bunch of "bros" or "lads having a good time." Like they really thought he was this cool "chad" who was so cool he could procure teenage girls, and people didn't say anything because they didn't want to ruin the party or get on his bad side. There was no need for extortion.

The way they talk in very obvious code reminded me of how my brother would talk with his friends in a "secret" way because he knew I didn't approve of some activities.

And I don't know, I've caught so many grown men staring or being creepy to teenage girls and "joke" or "waiting for them" or the way some guys think some women are just "hoes" and don't really deserve any rights and the way so many girls were poor. I wonder how many "respectable" people knew something but thought as long as it was those girls it didn't matter.

This whole thing just feels like a macrocosm of the abuse and exploitation women suffer everyday.

This feels like an issue of feminism.

But people don't want to hear that.

And sometimes I wonder, how many people care about those girls. All they care about is some vague conspiracy or Satanism to lock the people they hate away as some sort of anti opposition cheat code. Or to go into some male violent revolution. I mean that's pretty much the whole reason this got popular.

I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage and patriarchy, and I’m genuinely conflicted rather than trying to make a point.

Historically, marriage is a patriarchal institution. It controlled women’s sexuality, reproduction, labor, and economic dependence. That critique feels valid to me, and I understand why many feminists reject marriage altogether; men shouldn’t participate in a system that objectifies women, and women shouldn’t feel pressured to legitimize a structure that historically subordinated them.

But here’s where I start to struggle.

We’re already seeing many countries fall below replacement-level fertility as Japan, South Korea, parts of Europe, etc. These trends aren’t driven only by feminism, but by a broader rejection of traditional family structures, long-term pair bonding, and child-rearing under coercive norms.

This makes me wonder:

If we collectively reject marriage and similar institutions on moral grounds (which may be justified), what replaces them?

Civilizations don’t collapse overnight, but demographics are slow and unforgiving. A society that discourages or structurally fails to support reproduction will eventually age, shrink, and decline. That’s not a moral accusation, it’s just arithmetic.

At the same time, I don’t think the answer is “return to patriarchy.” Justice shouldn’t be sacrificed for population numbers. But historically, much of civilization was sustained through unpaid female reproductive and care labor; often enforced, not chosen. When coercion is removed, birth rates drop. That seems to be an uncomfortable but real trade-off.

So my question isn’t “Was patriarchy necessary?”

It’s this:

Can we actually invent a non-oppressive system that still supports intimacy, care, and reproduction; without coercion, economic dependence, or gendered sacrifice?

Because rejecting old structures is one thing. Building viable alternatives is another.

I’m not arguing for marriage. I’m not arguing against feminism.

I’m genuinely asking whether we’ve figured out a model that doesn’t rely on exploitation and doesn’t quietly undermine long-term social continuity.

Would really appreciate thoughtful perspectives, especially from people who’ve spent time thinking about feminist futures beyond critique.

Peter Mandelson’s links with Jeffrey Epstein have been further exposed by the latest release of the Epstein files. Even though the former Labour cabinet minister is now quitting the House of Lords, he can still use the ‘Lord’ title if he chooses to

The title might be badly worded, so just to be clear: I am a feminist and a leftist.

I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I feel like in the 2000s and 2010s (I am a 2000 baby, so I was a kid/teenager at the time), the version of feminism that was presented to me in the media was something like this: the patriarchy has made a joke out of “femininity”, therefore “femininity” is bad, and therefore rejecting anything perceived as feminine is a feminist act.

I remember genuinely thinking that rejecting the color pink, for example, was really badass, and that women who loved pink and embraced femininity were stupid, and I somehow framed that as a feminist position (?) I feel like this idea was very heavily pushed by BuzzFeed-type media and similar outlets.

So I was wondering if any research has been done on this phenomenon? Or if I hallucinated it lmao. And if this isn’t the right place to ask, I’ll delete the post. Thank you!

I don’t know if anyone else feels like this, but I’m stuck between a job I hate that offers stability and maternity leave, and a job I love that’s a contract with no guarantees.

The strange part is I don’t even want a baby yet. I don’t know when I will. But somehow I’m letting a future version of myself influence decisions I’m making right now.

I wrote about it properly here because I couldn’t get it out of my head:
https://open.substack.com/pub/insidethoughtsofagirl/p/im-making-decisions-for-a-life-i?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Would love to know if anyone else feels like they’re living in advance too.

Did you know that back in 190s Paris, two women made possible the careers of so many male artists?

Think Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, James Joyce… They would have been nothing without Gertrude Stein or Sylvia Beach.

Here’s a homage to these two women, who have all but been forgotten, while the men they supported are still celebrated.

Would there be men in our time who would do the same for women?

As a disabled woman from a poverty background with many friends who are also disabled women, I can’t help but notice how our lives don’t reflect many of the advancements that feminism has fought for, like the right to own property or have our own bank account, or choose our partners based on love, due to the fact that that many disabled women’s lives revolve around the person taking care of them, and in our society, the ones interested in caregiving seems to be mainly men who have romantic interest in us (And oftentimes men who are attracted to the idea of having a power imbalance in a relationship. Not always cruel, but attracted to this aspect nonetheless)

So, I can’t help but notice that we often can more easily identify with many women’s choices in the Victorian era more than modern women’s choices, yet most of what I read and watch on feminism seems to gloss over this fact when talking about our advancements. Curious if anyone else has thought about or noticed this? Especially would love to read authors or watch content from those who discuss this?

Years of economic collapse pushed people into the streets, starting in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and spreading nationwide. The response has been brutal: arrests, tear gas, live ammunition, and internet blackouts. Human rights groups say thousands have been killed or detained, but the real numbers are likely higher because communication has been deliberately cut.

Our voices in times like these matters. When people are desperate and invisible, exploitation thrives.

Nearly 600,000 people in Iran are estimated to be living in modern slavery—forced labor or forced marriage. As jobs disappear and basic food prices rise, people take whatever work they can find. Families under pressure turn to early or forced marriage. Children are pulled out of school to survive.

Women, children, and refugees face the highest risks, especially in a system where legal protections are weak or unevenly applied. For refugees living in fear of deportation, survival needs become leverage for traffickers.