The Female of the Species
1911

When the Himalayan peasant meets the he-bear in his pride,
He shouts to scare the monster, who will often turn aside.
But the she-bear thus accosted rends the peasant tooth and nail.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

When Nag the basking cobra hears the careless foot of man,
He will sometimes wriggle sideways and avoid it if he can.
But his mate makes no such motion where she camps beside the trail.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

When the early Jesuit fathers preached to Hurons and Choctaws,
They prayed to be delivered from the vengeance of the squaws.
'Twas the women, not the warriors, turned those stark enthusiasts pale.
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male.

Man's timid heart is bursting with the things he must not say,
For the Woman that God gave him isn't his to give away;
But when hunter meets with husband, each confirms the other's tale --
The female of the species is more deadly than the male.

Man, a bear in most relations-worm and savage otherwise, --
Man propounds negotiations, Man accepts the compromise.
Very rarely will he squarely push the logic of a fact
To its ultimate conclusion in unmitigated act.

Fear, or foolishness, impels him, ere he lay the wicked low,
To concede some form of trial even to his fiercest foe.
Mirth obscene diverts his anger --- Doubt and Pity oft perplex
Him in dealing with an issue -- to the scandal of The Sex!

But the Woman that God gave him, every fibre of her frame
Proves her launched for one sole issue, armed and engined for the same;
And to serve that single issue, lest the generations fail,
The female of the species must be deadlier than the male.

She who faces Death by torture for each life beneath her breast
May not deal in doubt or pity -- must not swerve for fact or jest.
These be purely male diversions -- not in these her honour dwells.
She the Other Law we live by, is that Law and nothing else.

She can bring no more to living than the powers that make her great
As the Mother of the Infant and the Mistress of the Mate.
And when Babe and Man are lacking and she strides unclaimed to claim
Her right as femme (and baron), her equipment is the same.

She is wedded to convictions -- in default of grosser ties;
Her contentions are her children, Heaven help him who denies! --
He will meet no suave discussion, but the instant, white-hot, wild,
Wakened female of the species warring as for spouse and child.

Unprovoked and awful charges -- even so the she-bear fights,
Speech that drips, corrodes, and poisons -- even so the cobra bites,
Scientific vivisection of one nerve till it is raw
And the victim writhes in anguish -- like the Jesuit with the squaw!

So it cames that Man, the coward, when he gathers to confer
With his fellow-braves in council, dare not leave a place for her
Where, at war with Life and Conscience, he uplifts his erring hands
To some God of Abstract Justice -- which no woman understands.

And Man knows it! Knows, moreover, that the Woman that God gave him
Must command but may not govern -- shall enthral but not enslave him.
And She knows, because She warns him, and Her instincts never fail,
That the Female of Her Species is more deadly than the Male.

# SUMMARY

A speaker discusses the historical role of men in creating society, arguing that women now lack respect for men's contributions due to a shift in societal needs.

# IDEAS:

- Men's world-building efforts were driven by a noble and selfless desire to create a safe future for their families and communities.
- Women once respected men for this world-building, recognizing the need for such construction, but this respect has faded.
- The speaker believes that women now struggle to respect men without a clear need for their contributions, leading to a lack of appreciation.
- Narcissism in women is attributed to generations of witnessing men's achievements, resulting in a sense of entitlement and a tendency to blame men.
- Women's boredom and sense of entitlement lead them to seek constant stimulation, creating problems and targeting different groups, including men.

# QUOTES:

- "when men built the worlds we needed the world to be built the world was nothing before men built it"
- "the reason men even built the world was for a safe place for both women and children right it was for their families"
- "back in the day women actually respected the man for that women actually saw that the world needed to be built"
- "we never put a man on a pedestal we never did we never thanked the man for building the world"
- "we are bored we are bored women we are bored as women we are bored we are narcissistically bored selfishly bored"

# FACTS:

- Men were historically the primary builders of society, creating a foundation for future generations.
- Women's respect for men's world-building efforts has diminished over time, particularly in 2024.
- Narcissism and entitlement are suggested to be prevalent among women, impacting their relationships with men.
- Every 20 years, a new group faces discrimination, and currently, men are the target of such discrimination globally.
- The internet plays a significant role in spreading these attitudes and targeting men across various countries.