You know, just as an interesting side note, women throughout history have repeatedly taken the blame for a man's succumbing to temptation. Eve is pretty much blamed for gettting herself and Adam thrown out of Eden.
In Islamic cultures, women are told to cover up to various degrees (from a headscarf to a burkah), and if they happen to be raped while not appropriately covered, the blame is on the woman! Because, of course, men cannot control themselves at the sight of an uncovered woman.
And in literature, Ulysses heard the call of the Sirens. Any man who heard them was positively unable to resist.
The idea that women tempt men and men are unable to control themselves has been perpetuated throughout human history. But I don't buy it. These ideas pit women against other women as rivals (not a good thing) and make men less accountable. |