It based on an ancient playwright that originally promoted the most political action for women to be sexual inaction. It’s an idea that has been around for millennia. One particularly enduring version of this idea is found in Aristophanes’ "Lysistrata", a play written in the year 411 B.C.E., in which women stage a sex strike to force men to stop the Peloponnesian War.
The play has inspired everything from novels to musicals to an episode of MASH. Most recently, it was retold by filmmaker Spike Lee in the 2015 film Chi-Raq. In his version, black women in Chicago withhold sex in order to pressure their men to put down their guns.
The play is often summoned as an example of a political tract. But while the suggestion it proffers is certainly serious, Lysistrata itself is a bawdy comedy — one that feels shockingly contemporary, and proves that some themes really are timeless.
Despite the clarion call for an end to sex from female media personalities and politicians, surveys have shown that absolutely zero men have been affected. "Our research indicates the strike has not hit the intended target," said sociology professor Sharon Young. "The nation's cats, however, have reported a general increase in angry yelling by their owners."
The men were probably grateful they had a reprieve in these ugly, fat, morally corrupt “women” hitting on them. If the women are so pro abortion, why not ensure permanency of zero pregnancy and get sterilized? You are not deserving of ever being a mother. You are mothers alright, I just can’t say on this site what kind of mothers you are!
It based on an ancient playwright that originally promoted the most political action for women to be sexual inaction. It’s an idea that has been around for millennia. One particularly enduring version of this idea is found in Aristophanes’ "Lysistrata", a play written in the year 411 B.C.E., in which women stage a sex strike to force men to stop the Peloponnesian War.
The play has inspired everything from novels to musicals to an episode of MASH. Most recently, it was retold by filmmaker Spike Lee in the 2015 film Chi-Raq. In his version, black women in Chicago withhold sex in order to pressure their men to put down their guns.
The play is often summoned as an example of a political tract. But while the suggestion it proffers is certainly serious, Lysistrata itself is a bawdy comedy — one that feels shockingly contemporary, and proves that some themes really are timeless.
Here we go again......................
Indeed, there is nothing new under the sun.
Why don't the feminists threaten to HAVE sex with men every day until abortion rights are guaranteed.
That threat might accomplish what they want.
hahaha, oh the cruelty of which you speak
They wouldn't be feminists in the first place if that was an option.
Correction. Some males may be affected. But no men are.
I was chuckling until I got to the stuff about the cats, then I fell off my chair laughing.
Actually it's quite funny since not having sex would solve the abortion issue! Kek
And has the added bonus effect of there being fewer liberals of both genders in the future! Winning!
Gold!
"Before attempting to inhale air without taking in oxygen" GOLD. GOLD JIM!
The men were probably grateful they had a reprieve in these ugly, fat, morally corrupt “women” hitting on them. If the women are so pro abortion, why not ensure permanency of zero pregnancy and get sterilized? You are not deserving of ever being a mother. You are mothers alright, I just can’t say on this site what kind of mothers you are!