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BBC - Confucians say, women now welcome

For the first time in more than 2,500 years the family tree of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Confucius, is to include women descendants.

Kong Dehong, a descendant overseeing the updating of the family tree, said: “We have to move with the times. Men and women are equal now.”

Ahh hah!

Traditional Confucian thinking gave women little status and required them to obey men in its strict hierarchy.

This kills me.

He said: “Even if a woman has to leave the family when she gets married to live with her husband, that doesn’t change the fact that she is descended from Confucius.”

Maybe I should have said “genetics catches up with Confucianism”?