An empress?Byline: The Register-Guard The male dominance Male dominance, or maledom, generally refers to heterosexual BDSM activities where the dominant partner is male, and the submissive partner is female. However, the term is sometimes used to refer to homosexual BDSM activities, where both partners are male and one is dominant. of post-World War II Japan got a needed jolt last week when Crown Princess Masako gave birth to a baby girl. If the 1948 law requiring male emperors isn't changed and the 38-year-old crown princess and her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, don't give birth to a boy in the next few years, there will be no legal heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne The Chrysanthemum Throne is the English term given to the Imperial Throne of Japan. In Japanese it is simply called the Imperial Throne (Japanese: kōi or 皇位). It is the oldest continuing monarchy in the world. . The law should be changed. Polls indicate that a majority of Japanese would welcome an empress. And the signal such a change would send other male-dominated parts of the world would be a clarion call clarion call Noun strong encouragement to do something for global gender equity. We're well aware that the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. has never had a female head of state, but no law prevents that from occurring. Other nations have had queens and empresses and female prime ministers. The only barrier to a Japanese empress is the law, which can easily be changed. It should be, to usher in a new, more equitable Japan. |
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