Well, in the midst of partaking of our nation’s chaos, I, like many of us, am processing STUFF in my own life. And watching videos of the mostly male insurrectionists storming the citadel of western democracy got me thinking about how gender roles play out in my life (honestly, a subject I think a lot about anyway). Although some of the men were indeed armed and very dangerous, a good portion of them seemed to be playing out their fantasies of strength, of rebellion. Like participants in a role playing game…which unfortunately was very real for those in The Capitol and those who lost their lives. These men seemed so overjoyed at somehow claiming a birthright of battle.