{"id":34904,"date":"2019-08-26T17:53:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/?p=34904"},"modified":"2019-08-26T17:55:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T17:55:11","slug":"womens-world-mosuo-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/womens-world-mosuo-society\/","title":{"rendered":"A Women\u2019s World: Meet The Mosuo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>This is a man\u2019s world, but it would be nothing without a woman.<\/em>\u201d These popular James Brown lyrics didn\u2019t just come from a popular song but also resonates with a much deeper ideology about our societal structure. What if women ran the world? Well, in a remote area of south-western China, in Yunnan, the Mosuo is just that; a matriarchal society. Imagine a society solely operated by women. It seems inconceivable. Not because of women\u2019s ability, but because of the male-dominated systems that infiltrate societies abroad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-522198581.jpg\" alt=\"Lugu Lake in Yunnan, China - home of the mosuo society\" class=\"wp-image-34906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-522198581.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-522198581-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption>Lugu Lake in Yunnan, China<br>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/search\/photographer?family=creative&amp;photographer=jeffreychen\">jeffreychen<\/a> \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>Inside The Mosuo Society<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"710\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-625724696.jpg\" alt=\"Lijiang, China - Old women dressed with the traditional attire of their minority in Lijiang Old Town\nSource: outcast85 \/ Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-34907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-625724696.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-625724696-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption>Lijiang, China &#8211; Old women dressed with the traditional attire of their minority in Lijiang Old Town<br>Source: outcast85 \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tibetan Buddhists called Mosuo, stationed near the foot of the Himalayas, have maintained a controversial lifestyle without the Western stigma. Grandmothers lead their extended families, while their female offspring follow suit. Marriage as we know it is absent from this society, while childbearing and rearing are both praised and required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Walking Marriages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On-going sexual relationships in the Mosuo culture are known as &#8220;walking marriages&#8221;. Siobh\u00e1n M. Mattison, Brooke Scelza and Tami Blumenfield explain these unique arrangements in their article &#8220;Paternal Investment and the Positive Effects of Fathers among the Matrilineal Mosuo of Southwest China.&#8221; &#8220;<em>When a Mosuo woman or man expresses interest in a potential partner, it is the woman who may give the man permission to visit her. These visits are usually kept secret, with the man visiting the woman&#8217;s house after dark, spending the night, and returning to his own home in the morning.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rod_waddington\/44357325580\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Matriarchal-Society-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-1024x936.jpg\" alt=\"The Mosuo Matriarchal Society\nSource: Rod Warrington \/ Flickr\" class=\"wp-image-34908\" width=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Matriarchal-Society-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-1024x936.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Matriarchal-Society-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Matriarchal-Society-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-768x702.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Matriarchal-Society-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Mosuo Matriarchal Society<br>Source: Rod Waddington \/ Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An interesting dichotomy exists in the Mosuo society between progressive feminism and retaining the ancient \u201chomemaker woman.\u201d Depleted of any paternal obligations, men are viewed simply as \u201csperm donors\u201d. They are considered sexual options for the women\u2019s choosing, also known as axias. Men live with their extended families, providing some, while generally minimal, influence or support for the children within their household. And their own children grow up solely in the care of the mother and her extended family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bykoket.com\/index.php?utm_source=LH_Blog&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=banner_article&amp;utm_content=stock_off_campaign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koket-sales-banner-ad.jpg\" alt=\"koket sale\" class=\"wp-image-34396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koket-sales-banner-ad.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/koket-sales-banner-ad-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Choo Waihong<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choo Waihong, a successful former lawyer from Singapore and feminist, found herself fascinated with this community. She ventured out to discover how they truly operate. There she discovered a complete contrast between her extreme patriarchal community within Singapore, and what appeared to be a feminist paradise. She witnessed males both young and old participating in customary maternal roles. However, men largely assisted in tasks that required physical strength and endurance such as building, repairing homes, slaughtering animals, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Wedding-Guests-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Wedding-Guests-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Wedding-Guests-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Wedding-Guests-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Wedding-Guests-Yunnan-China-Rod-Waddington.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption>Source: Rod Waddington \/ Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waihong\u2019s visits became so frequent and enlightening, that it eventually became her second home and the focus of her book <a href=\"https:\/\/kingdomofwomen.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Kingdom of Women (opens in a new tab)\">The Kingdom of Women<\/a>. Being a single woman, she found great comfort in a community that doesn\u2019t idolize being married by a certain age. However, the irony of women needing to be domesticated with children greatly concerned Waihong. She desired for the young women to know that they have options in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tradition\u00a0Meets\u00a0Now<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-1146561333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-1146561333.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GettyImages-1146561333-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption>Many Mosuo women work as rowers for tourists who want to ride the lake. In some places, they are fully disguised which is not the case here.<br>Source: Alex Saurel \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent times has proved a cultural revolution, but not completely how Waihong expected. As tourism has grown, it has also provided many avenues for additional careers and income. Therefore, many young Mosuo have sought other opportunities beyond sowing crops. More surprisingly, some Mosuo millennials have begun to marry and live with their spouses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Freedom to Choose<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rod_waddington\/45262142005\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Woman-Rod-Waddington-969x1024.jpg\" alt=\"a young mosuo woman\" class=\"wp-image-34910\" width=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Woman-Rod-Waddington-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Woman-Rod-Waddington-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Woman-Rod-Waddington-768x811.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Mosuo-Woman-Rod-Waddington.jpg 1938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Young Mosuo Women<br>Source: Rod Waddington \/ Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some may refer to the ancient traditional Mosuo lifestyle as freedom, while others may see their recent evolution as positive advancement. But what is true freedom? Freedom is choosing the lifestyle that best accommodates you void of societal pressures and conditions. Culture should never define how a woman should live; whether housewife or single mother. The Mosuo community has proved that by empowering women abroad to choose their freedom despite the risk of opposing the \u201cnorm\u201d. \u00a0While we\u2019ll be singing to the tunes of James Brown for generations, we\u2019ll also be paying homage to the many women who made this a women\u2019s world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Words by Jada Ledbetter<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Women Empowerment Quotes to Inspire Ladies Around the World (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lovehappensmag.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/06\/women-empowerment-quotes-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Women Empowerment Quotes to Inspire Ladies Around the World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis is a man\u2019s world, but it would be nothing without a woman.\u201d These popular 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