You misinterpret what I said. I didn't say religious groups don't have power in America. I said the most powerful group that has the most say above all other religious groups is Feminism. They perfected the formula of tribalism without even the usage of god. It is so powerful and ubiquitous with our societies values that even pointing that out is sounds for an attack at undermining its values, and thus in return we get responses like yours that even dares question the religious movement.
This religious movement in question (Feminism, and I'm going to continue calling it a religion because that is what it is at this point) is so powerful that we even elected a moron for president in SPITE of it. So I would kindly reconsider your stance of Feminism's power versus the older religions like Christianity.
I understand where you're coming from that it's not a single group that is responsible, but that's ignoring the fact that some groups are more responsible and have more power than others at this point. It used to be Christianity with that kind of power. Now it's been overtaken by Feminism. Not only does Feminism heavily control Hollywood and the media it's now controlling the other previous in control religious groups. Christianity at this point follows and exercises many Feminist talking points in opposite to some of it's teachings to closer be a part of that ingroup.
It's the most powerful religion in the modern world and anyone who opposes or even questions it is a heretic.
I suppose, that if you're anti feminism, it might appear that way. However, again I am an incest game developer and a feminist. My feminist friends are aware of and even support me as an incest game developer. Your image of what feminism is is either broken, or your agenda is misogynist. I don't say that lightly, I'm not here to prove you right about branding you a heretic because you don't subscribe. I'm actually saying that if you refuse to see the value in true feminism, an ideology that calls for the equal treatment of people across gender, then you are a misogynist. Now, if you want to crusade against the Hillary Clintons and the Joy Reids who pervert the idea of what feminism is, and become misandrists instead, then you and I are aligned. I don't consider Hillary a feminist. I don't consider Joy a feminist. There is a woman who people like to bring up who has written a book talking about how all sex is rape or some bullshit because she blames all sex on men, she's not a feminist. To call them feminists is disingenuous, because what they believe in isn't equality, it's misandry.
Your example in your first post of all the reboots with female casts, it's plain and simple, stupid. As I'll often say, no matter what happens with a reboot, take for instance, the upcoming Scarface remake, they can never take the old version from you. They can't ruin the old Scarface. Similarly, no matter if the recent Ghostbusters film was good or not, they'll never take the original Ghostbusters from you. I'm a writer, and when it comes to writing characters, the differences between a male character and a female one are negligible until sex becomes involved, and even then, they're far more negligible than you might think. For instance. Captain Phasma, from the recent star wars movies, was originally a male character. Someone asked, because Star Wars always has had this problem of having very few females in their cast, of swapping in a woman. She is absolutely just as menacing as any other person behind her mask, her being a woman doesn't detract from her character. There's no reason why you can't shake things up with a female reboot.
There is an argument to be made about an element of "poor gender relations" being a thing. But again you fail to find the mark on who to blame for this. I ask you, who benefits from a battle over something as superficial as gender? Who benefits from a battle over skin colour? Who benefits from a battle over religion? The answer is, the lawmakers and the Oligarchy behind them who wants us distracted fighting amongst ourselves, too busy to notice as they continue to steal from us. Hillary, and more to the point all politicians, want us to focus on social issues, and they have for a long time. Since the 80's and especially the 90's both parties have focused on social issues as the blame for peoples economic problems. The right, in spite of evidence to the contrary, wants you focused on the "illegals" coming in to "steal your job". The left, in spite of making no progress, expects the minorities to vote for them, because they're gonna do what they can through affirmative action to force equality. See, our country pretends it has 2 parties. But really they're the same party. They're the party of the wealthy elites. The Koch Brothers and Jeff Bezos are symbols behind each party, and I guarantee you they rub shoulders at the country club as they celebrate paying no taxes this year.
The problem isn't feminism, it isn't religion, it isn't gay rights activism, it isn't race activism. It's identity politics in the first place. I say again, I'm a feminist, I don't care if you have a dick or a vagina, you're gay or straight, Christian Muslim Jew Buddhist or atheist, black white yellow or brown, you're a person, you deserve equal treatment and rights, and you deserve freedom of speech. The only censorship I'm in favour of is censorship of intolerance, because tolerance of intolerance breeds intolerance. And you'll find that most people, no matter what they identify with, are on that same spectrum of believing in your right to freedom of expression. The groups who don't are the groups who seek control, the wealthy elites who want to ensure that the money keeps flowing.
So, if you have some links (er, not in German please), so I can update my knowledge.
