Comments on: Caveman Courtship

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By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:18:55 +0000

There’s also the problem of assuming a single “caveman” culture. Early humans would’ve been just as diverse in their cultures as modern humans. Quite probably there *were* some early cultures that had very heavily misogynistic practices, with rape being accepted as the norm. But just as probably there were cultures were far more egalitarian.

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By: Dubi

Dubi — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:08 +0000

Zungu – seeing as the whole concept of romantic love is a fairly modern invention, I wouldn’t say it’s preposterous to say that some cultures don’t have that concept. They probably have affection, but not the same notion of “love” that is popularized in the pop culture of the last several hundred years.

By: zunguzungu

zunguzungu — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:18:27 +0000

I think it also has something to do with the idea that primitive societies (in Africa, say) are culturally similar to humanity’s earliest forebears, coupled with the widespread colonialist perception of “savage” peoples as having no real affection between men and women (this line was very common; only WEstern husbands and wives really loved each other). It’s a complicated story, of course, but you can find plenty of examples in early anthropological writing about Africa of both steretypes, so it’s not so strange to think of how racist notions about “savage” peoples in the 1930′s, say, would influence the ways we imagine “primitive” people at the fabled dawn of man.

By: Cara

Cara — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:28:16 +0000

My biggest problem isn’t even the way in which this kind of thing promotes totally unverifiable myths, but about how if these images are supposed to be funny and cute, so is domestic violence and rape. Far too many people, clearly, think that violence against women is cute.

By: em

em — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:28:22 +0000

I think there is an element of the duality of Christianity in the idea that without societal (or religious) intervention men are naturally coercive and violent. An example of why Christianity is so “necessary” and also an excuse for the shadow side of all that sexual control.

By: Dubi

Dubi — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:12:04 +0000

Here’s some light reading for Christmas:

http://www.amazon.com/Demonic-Males-Origins-Human-Violence/dp/0395877431/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229404283&sr=8-1