IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Crowning the family

Socialist Challenge No. 187, 5 March 1981 · p. 12 of the scan · 416 words

The scan: sc-n187-mar-05-1981.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 12 of the scan

By Our Court Reporter 'PRINCE Charles found Lady Diana ready-made mother for his children... I guarantee she has nothing to be ashamed of hidden in her past...

'He is a person of varied exThe will be able to perience form her to his tastes - she is a pertect physical specimen and will be able to have children without difficulty.' the doting daddy Diana, „ne caege or cosso col umnists, and the court of the Second Blizabeth comes the real significance of the Royal ding It is not a story of romance and fashion but a tale of dynasty which yet woman acquired for pedigree and breeding potential.

When the world was young, allu dallied whom they wanted. Then certain with someone village or only with someone with a different mother...

When some men started accumulating more cattle or more gold than others, they wanted to keep their property in their clan and to be sure that their children were really theirs and not someone else's. So they invented Marriage and Virginity Monogamy (for the access to wullici was very important to these men who owned things - it didn't matter very much to the non-owning classes or to women - for whom it was very boring.

Through the centuries these men elaborated the ways of marriage. had has of Bedher the next wives, some had only one but slaves to satisfy their sexual appetites and show their wealth and power In order to justify their control of women they declared that marriage and monogamy - Ior and women -mandment and that all men and their women should behave likewise.

And the governments and the churches and all the leaders of society agreed and gave voice.. It took a long time before love and romance had anything to do with marriage. In the days of Knights and Ladies, for example, these emotions, had nothing lilaly concubines or Marriage children, name and property.

but for their the was a god-given com- alliance, capabilities. was a big deal.

mon Man' and the West, the East. to do with one's husband or wife.

was for having passing on the Lord's Loe Wives were not selected for their personality, COROUS abilit bear hildren, sometimes their wealti bride-price, polluca or management Running tury.

So When the 'Age of the Comarose the democratic revolution in rrance United States, arose of women having a choice about whom they married. This women became common currency in the although it's still rare in

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