Why Many Christians Blame Women for Sexual Immorality

Wintery Knight - A Prime Example of a Disingenuous Christian

The Christian blogger known as "Wintery Knight" recently published a post in which he blames "feminism" for the rise in drinking and "hooking up" among college students in the US. He contradicts himself in his attempt to blame women for the rise in "sexual immorality" because in the following excerpt from his blog, his hidden premise is that women are now acting like men. i.e. they have adopted the same loose sexual morals that many men have had for centuries now. He is blaming women for acting like men, without acknowledging the responsibilities of men, because as he states:

"... men and women have to be lumped together from kindergarten to college graduation so that they can be identical in every way. Anything less would be "discrimination". And that's what's behind the mess we see with binge drinking and premarital sex."

According to what he said (even though he does not believe this), the logic would go thusly:

P1. If men and women are seen as identical, then they would be equally responsible for their sexual morals.

P2. Men and women are identical in every way.

C. Therefore, men and women are equally responsible for their sexual morals.

But, according to Wintery Knight, this is not what he believes is the case. He believes feminism is the reason why men and women have adopted "relaxed" sexual morals. But if what he said above is true, the logic tells us that he should not be blaming feminism for any lack of sexual morality, he should be blaming men for setting the example for women to follow, as women are now acting like men, and both men and women have become "equal."--equally bad.  He goes on to say that:

"Women have been raised according to feminist ideology, which requires them to believe that men don't have special responsibilities to be providers, protectors and moral/spiritual leaders. The natural outworking of this ideology is that women choose men based on physical characteristics and amusement. Men, wanting to please women, naturally drop anything "male" now that those things are out of favor, and focus more on their appearance and on being amusing, affirming and non-judgmental."

Wintery Knight fails to attribute the loosening of sexual morality to the influence of men on women, and instead puts the blame squarely on the shoulders of feminists who have demanded equality for women in societies which are dominated by men. He fails to realize that by stating it the way he did, he is acknowledging that women are acting in the same way men have acted for centuries.  His view that women are to blame is due to the deep seated view of women by men of the Abrahamic faiths as being "Eve whores."  The "Eve whore" has been blamed for the problems of humanity since the dawn of the Abrahamic religions where Eve was said to have caused the pain and suffering of humanity due to her consumption of a forbidden fruit, and it still goes on today, as women are blamed, and then used, abused, and objectified by men at astronomical rates--despite the influences of feminism.  Worse yet, he illustrates how backwards this Christian view of women is, for in his logic, the fact that if men are seen as providers, protectors and spiritual leaders, then women would not objectify them.  This would also apply in reverse fashion, i.e. since women are not seen as providers, protectors and moral spiritual leaders, then they would be chosen for their physical characteristics and amusement, and in fact, this has been the case for centuries.  Since women were not viewed as being providers, protectors and spiritual leaders, men objectified them, and they were chosen based on physical characteristics and amusement.  Even today, women are objectified and referred to as "chicks," "bunnies," and worst of all--"boobs."  Boobs literally means "stupid" so men, and even women refer to their bodies and themselves as being "stupid" by accepting these negative stereotypes. 

The view of women as "Eve whores" is so prevalent, that the objectification of women is not only seen as normal by men in society, women routinely objectify even themselves--and even many of those who claim to be feminists fall into this trap. Objectification comes in many forms, and it is because of this objectification that women have been blamed for luring men into sexual trysts, and are blamed for the lust men feel. It is this view of women, as "Eve whores," that has kept women dominated and subservient for thousands of years. Unfortunately, men like Wintery Knight still use it to continue to demonize and blame women for their sexuality, by turning the tables on them, and blaming women for the lustful thoughts of men.

So in essence he is saying men have no responsibility for their sexual behavior. It is all on the shoulders of the "Eve whores" and the men have no responsibility to behave in an appropriate manner, as they are being lured by the "Eve whores" to act the way they do. This is due to Christian beliefs that women are to blame for the lust in the hearts of men, which absolves men from taking responsibility for their own behavior--a Classic Christian response since they also believe Jesus died on the cross to absolve them of their "sins"--again, so they do not have to take responsibility for their own actions. And since he believes men are responsible for being "providers, protectors and moral/spiritual guiders"--women are to blame for any straying away from that path. This is one of the worst examples of sexual discrimination/lack of responsibility and scapegoating I have seen lately, which is why I was compelled to write against it.

He fails to acknowledge the fact that women provide protection from fathers that beat and molest children. He fails to acknowledge the fact that women provide food and shelter for their families. He fails to acknowledge the fact that women are moral and spiritual leaders--these realms are not the exclusive domains of men, and in fact, women in many cases, do a better job. Women for the most part, do not frequent strip clubs, or solicit prostitutes at the same rate men do. Women do not rape and molest children at the same rate men do. Women do not abuse their families at the same rate men do---and I do not blame men per say for this fact--I blame the religions that influence them, and men like Wintery Knight need to realize this. Men who believe women are to blame for the lust they feel need to look at themselves in the mirror to see who is really to blame.  As the ancient Christian philosopher Pelagius said long ago in regards to the Christian concept of grace, it leads to "moral laxity" and this includes sexual moral laxity.  It is quite obvious that he was absolutely right.

The concept of sex being "dirty" and "sinful" is a Christian concept that mainstream society has bought into, because according to their doctrine, human flesh is associated with being imperfect, and sex is perceived for the most part, as being dirty.  In other ancient civilizations however, this was not the case.  The Taoists and many Native American cultures had no such view of sexuality, and yet they did not promote immorality.  In fact, they had far less "immorality" than in our Christian based society--which is something Christians, who believe the flesh is "sinful" ought to reflect upon.

Addendum:  To illustrate my point, see another of Wintery Knight's blog posts, in which  he invokes visions of a bikini clad Michele Bachmann in order to promote the books she was reading on her summer vacation.  The post is titled "Michele Bachmann Hot Photos From Her Vacation at the Beach which illustrates that Wintery Knight has no problem objectifying women.