She — The True Fighter in Men's Power Circle, The No. 1 Great Figure of Modern Chinese History!
2006/3/30 17:05:48
She, a woman, did not succumb to so-called destiny in the evil male-dominated society. Especially in China, a land where the patriarchal tradition is supreme, the situation she faced was perilously dangerous. If we say the path Wu Meiniang (Wu Zetian) walked was difficult — she first conquered China's greatest male exemplar Li Shimin through sexuality, then defeated her son in the struggle for power — but the degree of difficulty was still relatively smaller. Against an opponent like Gaozong — practically an Ah Dou (an incompetent figurehead) — it was almost an unworthy victory.
But she faced an entirely different opponent. Whether in sexuality or power, she confronted one of the greatest opponents in the history of Chinese male dominance — and in the eyes of many Chinese men today, the "one of" can be removed in either category. This "he" was her opponent, and behind him stood a whole host of fierce warriors like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and wise counselors like Zhuge Liang. But she achieved victory. This victory possessed every quality that victory can possess — first in sexuality, then in power. Sexuality and power, in truth, have always been two sides of the same coin.
Men could only impotently slander her as the modern-day Wu Meiniang. Participating in this slander were all the so-called elite dung-heaps and celebrated Confucian luminaries among men. This tedious smear campaign only proves the decline of male intelligence and the loss of male capability. So what if she's the modern Wu Meiniang? Being called the modern Wu Meiniang is of course sinful from a patriarchal perspective, but from a feminist perspective, it is the highest honor!
She truly and profoundly changed the course of Chinese history. It was she who tore off all of men's hypocritical masks. She — the true fighter in men's power circle, the No. 1 great figure of modern Chinese history! Her name will be forever engraved on the monument of history. Modern Chinese history is splendid because of her existence. No matter how much dirty water men throw at her, even when all the men who slander her have perished in both body and name, her name will still stand atop the summit of history!