This is brilliant scholarship! And so clearly stated. This topic, including your recommended research into primate gender roles, would make a compelling documentary film or streaming series. Thank you. Joe Hartnett, Pacific Film Foundation
You know it was men who made the shipping error to the zoo. We know this because it was 100 years ago so women wouldn’t have had power positions, and because women would never have allowed that. We would have foreseen the problem before the plan was executed.
This was an incredible piece Katie (as most of yours often are🙂). First encountered your essays on TikTok and followed you here, you never disappoint. This piece has touched, informed, made me think -- you know all the good things. Thanks for writing it
That Alpha Male word history is wild. But also, of course that is the case. Thanks for this interesting read--broke down some preconceived notions I didn't even realize I had.
Love this essay; thank you for sharing it. The National Geographic series “Queens,” about the leadership roles females play in various animal species, has an episode devoted to the matrilineal primates the Bonobos, and it is amazing. The females hold all the history and wisdom and keep the peace and make sure the males stay in check.
Patriarchy is basically a giant game of King of the (Monkey) Hill. It's a negative-sum game in which everyone ultimately loses, even the (temporary) "winners".
This is brilliant scholarship! And so clearly stated. This topic, including your recommended research into primate gender roles, would make a compelling documentary film or streaming series. Thank you. Joe Hartnett, Pacific Film Foundation
Coming Soon, another episode of "Katie Jgln Debunks Sexist Science..."
You know it was men who made the shipping error to the zoo. We know this because it was 100 years ago so women wouldn’t have had power positions, and because women would never have allowed that. We would have foreseen the problem before the plan was executed.
Thank you for this!
This was an incredible piece Katie (as most of yours often are🙂). First encountered your essays on TikTok and followed you here, you never disappoint. This piece has touched, informed, made me think -- you know all the good things. Thanks for writing it
That Alpha Male word history is wild. But also, of course that is the case. Thanks for this interesting read--broke down some preconceived notions I didn't even realize I had.
We definitely have a lot to learn from bonobos. "Make love, not war", and "Sistehood is powerful" come to mind.
Love this essay; thank you for sharing it. The National Geographic series “Queens,” about the leadership roles females play in various animal species, has an episode devoted to the matrilineal primates the Bonobos, and it is amazing. The females hold all the history and wisdom and keep the peace and make sure the males stay in check.
Patriarchy is basically a giant game of King of the (Monkey) Hill. It's a negative-sum game in which everyone ultimately loses, even the (temporary) "winners".
Writing narratives that project onto other species may seem like fun, but it is dangerous if people believe your stories.
Take a look at my article “Social Evolution, Psychoanalysis, and Human Nature” https://www.comw.org/socbio899.html