Qusmi’y, always take pride in what makes you Qusma
The Qusma National Team is becoming familiar with Cassadiauga. World Cup Committee organizers have just confirmed that the Qusmi’y will play in Cup of Harmony 73, co-hosted by their Rushmori neighbours & the Equestrian States of Atlantian Oceania. The pots remain to be drawn, but Qusmo has even odds of playing another three matches in Cassadaigua - at least - on top of the four that Qusmo already played there for the XXXth edition of the Copa Rushmori. This, surely, has a great many Qusmi’y thinking about a topic that is taboo in our society; we think that we ought to break the silence.
Let’s talk about sex.
No, not that kind. Instead of XXX, we’re talking about XX & XY. One’s sex, their gender, their sexuality: all these topics are highly visible in many other nations, & they are sources of debate, discussion, & even pride. In Qusmo, though, they most certainly are not. At this time in which talk of these subjects is bubbling around the fringes of our society, we feel it is our duty to stay silent no more & talk frankly.
This is the only way we can combat these deviant notions once & for all.
Our international readers may be unfamiliar with a society free of bipolar sexual & gender norms. In most nations, most humans are divided by sex & by gender, primarily as males & men or females & women. Many of these nations see males as a “dominant sex,” superior to females. A select few - most notably Cassadaigua - recognize the opposite, with females superior to males. This is the society that appeals to so many, as an elusive goal to which all our societies across the multiverse should aspire.
Given one glance, half a brain, & a second of thought, however, it is also the chief example of why we should not.
So many of those who advocate for a female-dominated society along the lines of that of Cassadaigua come from male-dominated ones. We in Qusmo see exactly why those people would be desperate for anything but the society they now have. In male-dominated societies, females are systematically subjugated, oppressed, & dehumanized; no matter their supposed political rights or freedoms, a female that lives in a male-dominated society is not & can never be truly autonomous, nor truly safe.
Male-dominated societies are, indeed, morally repulsive, but what so many fail to realize is that female-dominated societies are no better.
Of course, female-dominated societies do not subjugate females on the basis of their sex; instead, they serve to subjugate their males. The bargain one strikes when exchanging a society dominated by one sex for another is simply which half of the population becomes the oppressor & which becomes the oppressed. Principally, this is because of a concept studied primarily in the context of male-dominated societies, & known there as toxic masculinity.
However, what is truly dangerous about a sex-segregated society is not toxic masculinity, but toxic sexuality.
Here, we transition from the realm of sex into that of gender, as we consider not biological differences, but social pressures. In a male-dominated society, females are considered to be subservient to males; in a female-dominated society, the reverse is true. This manifests itself in disparities in professional settings, whereby those of the dominant sex are typically highly overrepresented in the workforce, especially at the top levels thereof. &, of course, even if a male & a female work the same hours, at the same position, for the same employer, more often than not, they are paid unequal rates - & it is the member of the socially dominant sex which reaps the benefit.
There is no question that sex-dominant societies are discriminatory in a professional context, but this discrimination can turn into much worse in a private sphere.
Sex-dominant societies are often marked by alarming trends of violent crime. Robbery, murder, sexual assault: all these crimes are vastly overrepresented among males in male-dominated societies. What so many fail to understand, however, is that these same crimes are committed at the same rates by females in female-dominated societies. This is key, because this demonstrates that males in male-dominated societies are not intrinsically more violent than females, nor are females in female-dominated societies intrinsically more violent than males.
Instead, it is the society itself that breeds violence.
If a society impresses upon its members from their formative years that males are the ones who are strong, who use force, & who get what they want, & that females’ purpose is to serve them, is it any surprise what the despicable result is? & on the opposite side of the coin, how could a society which imposes upon its members the belief that females are strong, forceful, & on top of the world, & that males exist not for their own sake, but for females’, not bear witness to a mirror image of the violence typically attributed only to male-dominated societies?
The carnage is the same; the only difference is that the names of the perpetrators & of the victims are reversed.
&, indeed, these types of societies both usually feature a contrast between two sexes & two genders. But what so many people in both male-dominated & female-dominated societies fail to understand is that sex & gender do not have to match, & that there are more than two ways to express gender identity. Transgender, gender-fluid, & nonbinary individuals are always left out of the male-female duopoly, whether in a male-dominated or a female-dominated society. & the discrimination they have to face is some of the most dangerous & some of the most universal.
Even if, somehow, males & females could be social equals, those who refuse to conform to a male-female duopoly will always be at risk.
& the dangers of sex & gender are not confined to those social inventions alone. The existence of multiple sexes, & multiple genders, leads necessarily to the dilemma of sexuality. Of course, heterosexual pairings are almost universally socially accepted in a way that homosexuality rarely is. This is usually explained away as the way people can reproduce; however, if this were true, there would be little trouble with those who were, for example, bisexual or pansexual. Instead, the lie is evident.
In gendered societies, sexuality is a tool of the dominant sex to subjugate the dominated sex - & to subjugate those who refuse to participate in the subjugation.
So how can anyone advocate for a gendered society of any kind? No matter whether the society is male-dominated or female-dominated, there will always be profound discrimination, injustice, violence, & pain as a result. The only possibility is that those who believe in a gendered future are misinformed or ignorant. It is true that androgynous societies like that of Qusmo are not common around the multiverse, but they exist. They are a real possibility. & they are the best option to form a perfect society. They are the only option.
So, if Qusmo plays in Cassadaigua during the Cup, do not be enamoured with their hosts; take pride in the fact that you, Qusmi’y, represent the multiverse’s only hope for Harmony.
Group BJuvencus 2–1 Krytenia
at Derby Field in Manehattan, EQSEast Belzaria 0–1 Qusmo
at Shady Grove in Whitetail, EQSGroup B Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1Juvencus 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
2Qusmo 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3Krytenia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4East Belzaria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Juvencus (2) ahead of Qusmo (1) on goals for
Krytenia (1) ahead of East Belzaria (0) on goals for
QNT escapes with shaky win to open Cup of Harmony 73
East Belzaria 0–1 Qusmo
Shady Grove, Whitetail, Equestrian StatesGK Xynat-Evela Cuf
CB Cunix-Betva Tla
CB Zenon-Gerol Kal
70’ Ozolx-Alfan Ixi
CB Yelto-Alfan Ono (8’)
CM Yamaj-Blonz Jok
78’ Yunal-Julad Waz
CM Ilinx-Kepex Zev
AM Gavax-Nenzi Abe
LM Kynda-Sevet Pec
RM Forzu-Ralox Kal
SS Paliv-Xilit Max
ST Xilit-Zaxac Yol
58’ Prant-Pertz Gor
Southern Star 22 21 0
Klyde 9 3 0
FK Metropola Borograd 3 1 0
Pascal Maschu 43 37 21
Loconstead United 33 14 6
Hoima Warriors 26 6 5
Stahlburg City 4 4 0
Port Sebastian 70 70 1
Harbor 2 2 0
Hallad Reavers 1 1 0
Langlois Océanic 4 0 0
