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What is the concept of socialization in relation to women?

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"To reduce women to property, whether as a wife or a prostitute, is to deny their essence as free, conscious beings; true relationships must be founded on love and freedom, not ownership."

According to Osho, ‘socialization’ of women—making them public or state property, as proposed by Marx and Engels—is merely the same patriarchal illusion as private ownership. Whether wife or prostitute, both reduce women to things. He rejects all ownership models, urging recognition of woman as a free, conscious human being beyond property, so relationship must be rooted in love and freedom, not possession.
Calling women anyone’s property—whether one man’s or everyone’s—is wrong; women are free people, not things to own.
Why this matters practically
- Build relationships based on mutual freedom and respect, not control or entitlement.
- Question laws, customs, and language that treat women as property to foster genuine equality.
- Decondition personal chauvinistic habits and choose love over possession in daily interactions.
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