In Marxist theory, society consists of two parts: Base and Superstructure. The relationship between the two is dialectical, meaning that each influences the other.
Base refers to the means of production (factories, land, machines, raw materials etc.) and the relations of production (as that between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie). Its purpose is to generate the goods society needs.
Superstructure consists of the culture, ideology and norms that people adopt, spacing from arts and media to political structure. Marx argued that the superstructure grows out of the base and reflects the ruling class' interests. Thus, its purpose is NOT the produce, but rather to JUSTIFY and LEGITIMIZE how the base works (namely, how good are produced) and defend the power of the elite.
This same pattern regulating socio-economic dynamics also applies to sexual dynamics.
In Sex, w*men happen to own the means of reproduction (id est, the vagina), which gives them the strong hand in the relations of reproduction. Thus, in a unrestrained sexual market as today's, w*men are the ruling class, and act accordingly.
As a consequence, just like economical elites (and with (((their))) support), w*men's main concern is to JUSTIFY and MAINTAIN their privilege, and the best way to do that is simply by denying it in the first place.
This is what sexual superstructure stands for: creating, with the key support of the (((media))), a false narrative in which males are privileged, looks don't matter, only sexually disadvantaged are to blame for their own shortcomings...and of course Personality, this almighty deity whose female ministers are the only ones capable of understanding, reigns above all. Much like only a selected number of Christian devouts could be blessed by an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
This serves the double purpose of legitimazing the inequal dynamics behind the creation and distribution of goods ( sex, in our allegory), as well as tricking the proletariat (men) into keeping faith in the guidelines of a rigged system. Get them to put effort into dating, improve their game, looks, clothes, status with the remote prospect of a future reward (again, sex)...lest they might focus on overthrowing the system itself.
Base refers to the means of production (factories, land, machines, raw materials etc.) and the relations of production (as that between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie). Its purpose is to generate the goods society needs.
Superstructure consists of the culture, ideology and norms that people adopt, spacing from arts and media to political structure. Marx argued that the superstructure grows out of the base and reflects the ruling class' interests. Thus, its purpose is NOT the produce, but rather to JUSTIFY and LEGITIMIZE how the base works (namely, how good are produced) and defend the power of the elite.
This same pattern regulating socio-economic dynamics also applies to sexual dynamics.
In Sex, w*men happen to own the means of reproduction (id est, the vagina), which gives them the strong hand in the relations of reproduction. Thus, in a unrestrained sexual market as today's, w*men are the ruling class, and act accordingly.
As a consequence, just like economical elites (and with (((their))) support), w*men's main concern is to JUSTIFY and MAINTAIN their privilege, and the best way to do that is simply by denying it in the first place.
This is what sexual superstructure stands for: creating, with the key support of the (((media))), a false narrative in which males are privileged, looks don't matter, only sexually disadvantaged are to blame for their own shortcomings...and of course Personality, this almighty deity whose female ministers are the only ones capable of understanding, reigns above all. Much like only a selected number of Christian devouts could be blessed by an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
This serves the double purpose of legitimazing the inequal dynamics behind the creation and distribution of goods ( sex, in our allegory), as well as tricking the proletariat (men) into keeping faith in the guidelines of a rigged system. Get them to put effort into dating, improve their game, looks, clothes, status with the remote prospect of a future reward (again, sex)...lest they might focus on overthrowing the system itself.
