This sentence comes from Lu Xun's "The Evolution of Men". The original text is
Man is the spirit of all things, first of all, men are capable. It was just so-so at first, but because "you know your mother but not your father", the ladies once "ruled" for a period of time, and the old lady at that time was probably more majestic than the later patriarch. Later, for some reason, women were unlucky: their necks, hands, and feet were all locked with chains, rings, and rings—although after thousands of years, most of these rings and rings were It has been turned into gold and silver, studded with pearls and diamonds. Now that a woman has become a slave, a man no longer has to ask for her permission to "love" her.
Most of what is circulated on the Internet is artificially rewritten by the quoter. It is similar to Lu Xun's original words, but there are some differences, so it is difficult to find, and the words are not like Lu Xun's writing style.
The following is the full text
It would be a bit blasphemous to say that bestiality is love. However, it cannot be denied that animals also have sexual lives. When they are in the period of spring love, when the male and female come together, it is inevitable that they will "love each other" for a while. Of course, the female will sometimes put on a show, running away for a few steps and then looking back, and barking a few times until "cohabitation love" is realized. Although there are many types of animals, and although their "love" methods are complicated, one thing is unquestionable: males do not necessarily have any privileges.
Man is the spirit of all things. First of all, men are capable. It was just so-so at first, but because "you know your mother but not your father", the ladies once "ruled" for a period of time, and the old lady at that time was probably more majestic than the later patriarch. Later, for some reason, women were unlucky: their necks, hands, and feet were all locked with chains, rings, and rings—although after thousands of years, most of these rings and rings were It has been turned into gold and silver, studded with pearls and diamonds. Now that a woman has become a slave, a man no longer has to ask for her permission to "love" her. In ancient wars between tribes, captives would be turned into slaves, and female captives would be raped. At that time, the erotic period had probably been "cancelled" long ago, and male masters could rape female captives and slaves anytime and anywhere. Modern gangsters and villains do not treat women as human beings, which is actually a legacy of the chief-style bushido.
However, although the ability to rape is already a step in the "evolution" of humans compared with beasts, it is still only semi-civilized. Do you think, how interested can a woman be if she cries and writhes her hands and feet? Since the advent of the treasure of money, men's evolution has been truly remarkable. Everything in the world can be bought and sold, and sexual desire is no exception. A man can get what he wants from a woman by spending a few stinky money. And he can tell her: I didn't rape you, this was of your own free will. How much money are you willing to take, you have to do this, be obedient, we are a fair deal! After ravaging her, he still wanted her to say "Thank you, young master". Is this what an animal can do? So visiting a prostitute is a very advanced stage in a man's evolution.
At the same time, the old-style marriage ordered by parents and arranged by a matchmaker is more advanced than going to a prostitute. Under this system, men receive permanent, life-long living property. When the bride is placed on the groom's bed, she only has obligations. She doesn't even have the freedom to negotiate the price, let alone fall in love. Regardless of whether you love it or not, in the name of Zhou Gong and Confucius, you must stick to it and keep your chastity. Men can use her at any time, but she must abide by the etiquette of the sages. Even if she "only has evil thoughts in her heart, she will be considered guilty of adultery." If a male dog uses such clever and severe methods against a female dog, the female will definitely "jump over the wall" in a hurry. However, people can only jump into wells and live as chaste wives, chaste virgins and martyr girls. The evolutionary significance of ethical marriage can be imagined.
As for men, they will use the "most scientific" theories to enable women to be willing to stay together even though they have no etiquette. They also firmly believe that sexual desire is "animal desire" and should not be the basic condition for love; therefore, The invention of “scientific chastity”—that was, of course, the pinnacle of the evolution of civilization.