I realize that I have been brainwashed by the top "thinkers" of our society. The place, where one would think, that there are no identity politics, just love for truth and a mission to spell it out and explain it. I mean, even a feminist philosopher is doing that, and I respect it, as they are setting out their ideas to confrontation.

Background

I do have partially a classical education. I have read a lot of texts and philosophy, among others, ancient Greek tragedies and texts.

So, one of the most famous Greek tragedies of all time is Medea from Euripides.
Medea ends with Medea murdering her children to get back at their father and husband Jason who betrays her. Medea flies away in a chariot sent by the gods.

(for those of you who have watched "American Gods", the "Medea" there is something else)

Now, something about tragedy. It was intended to bring the spectators (that included women) to a state of "Katharsis", i.e. to spiritual freedom of shorts, after having experienced a very complicated ethical and spiritual drama, that explored the limits of norms of the era, as well as divine interventions (which were an important part of the world understanding back then). It was considered schooling, as people were forced to think and take a stance internally. So, reading these tragedies today, we are trying to think, what were the poets trying to convey.

This is in contrast to today's visual arts, when often the goal is to just have people laugh with simple jokes, enjoy a fantasy world, relive a historical occurrence, see action or just enjoy a love story, coming of age story etc.

The analysis of Medea.

Ever since I read about this tragedy (in school or later) I do get all sorts of possible Analyses:

  • It is about the pain of a person in a foreign land (Medea was an immigrant)
  • the pain of betrayal, the deepness of cheating (Jason bumped uglies with another lady)
  • a metaphor about rebellion against oppression
  • Gods want women to be stronger

in general ANYTHING other than:

  • When women get out of their minds, they can also do horrible things.

Misandry, all with the stamp of "great philosophers".