Why Isn't Equality Innate?

Why were women ever seen as inferior?   This is a serious question, and one I don’t have an answer for.  For the longest time in history, it was all about men.  Women had to fight for ages to earn the same rights as men.  Honestly, what is the reason behind that?

 Even in philosophy, the theme appears again and again that man is superior.  WHO SAYS?  Where did this idea come from?  Was it just decided one day that women weren’t as good?  Is it because men are often (not always) stronger and more helpful in building a civilization?  But are they really?  Women can do just as much in society as men can.  Women often play a different role, but different does not mean inferior.

 Maybe that’s the problem.  People have this crazy idea rooted in their heads that different is inferior.  Now where does THAT idea come from?  African Americans were seen as inferior in the past.   Why?  Because they were DIFFERENT.  Women have been seen as inferior.  Why?  Because they’re DIFFERENT.  Several religious groups have been persecuted.  Why?  Because they believe something DIFFERENT. 

Throughout history, anyone who differed from the typical white man was considered inferior.  BUT WHY?  Who decided on that standard?  Why weren’t African American men superior to white?  Why man, and not woman?  Or better yet, why haven’t we all been considered equal ALWAYS?  So many conflicts could have been avoided if we were all seen as EQUAL.  No slavery, no Civil War, no Holocaust.  In a lot of ways, the world would have been/be a more peaceful place if it weren’t for the strange divisions drawn between races, gender, and religions.  If we were all seen as EQUAL, we wouldn’t have near as much reason to fight.  Doesn’t peace seem like a better option? 

Which brings me back to my question: Why was the typical white man made the standard?  Why is different seen as inferior?  I’m stumped here.  This is one of those big questions whose answer is just out of reach… I really don’t know.