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I never knew Taoism had rigid ideas on gender. Is that true? I've never heard that or had an inkling of that.
by FrustratedMonky 3y ago
I never knew Taoism had rigid ideas on gender. Is that true? I've never heard that or had an inkling of that.
- WolfeReader 3y agoI certainly don't see any sign of it in the Tao Te Ching or Chuang-Tzu. But there's a lot of history to the religion, and a lot of blending with Confucian and Buddhist teachings, too.
- jhbadger 3y agoI assume that is referring to the concept of yin/yang dualities which is part of Taoism (as well as Confucianism) -- dark/light, moon/sun, and yes, female/male
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoYeah. But that is a metaphor. Extrapolating that to mean Taoism has a 'black/white' view of gender and using it in the Christian Gender war, as an example of agreement with another religion, is a BIG stretch.