Matriarchy

**Matriarchy** is the 109th Sodor Short.

## Plot

"Ours is a man's world. Every system, law, and institution has been designed by men, and run by men for the convenience of men. For generations, women have been forced to obey the whims and wishes of the patriarchy. And no matter how hard we fight for change, how many rallies we hold, we are ignored and mocked. It all seems so hopeless. Well, fear not sisters. Because we have a foolproof plan to end our persecution, by abolishing mankind."

Daisy greets us and announces that she will run for Supreme Leader of Sodor. If elected, she will elevate women to the top of the social hierarchy. Although it might offend some men out there, one fact is for certain: a woman gave them life. And thereby it is fitting that women should take their rightful place as society’s leaders. And by doing so, it will be illegal to be a man, punishable by castration. Once man is removed from the equation, the focus will be turned towards other issues, like the wage gap. Mandatory gender studies courses will also be implemented in schools and homes. Any parents who would refuse to comply with gender neutral pronouns, would have their parental rights and very lives terminated. If you want a utopian future, vote for Daisy and her party: The Femnazis, under the slogan: Equality, Emasculation and Androphobia. Vote one Daisy Bouquet.

Before Cecil calls a cut, he asks Daisy if she’s sure she didn’t mean Bucket, which Daisy affirms irritated. Cecil then orders the cut, while Daisy asks if he will cut the last bit out, which he confirms. Even Cecil is a bit uncertain if it all was a good job, a view Daisy shares, despite Diesel expressing the opposite. She argues that if it gets out there, people will come at her with pitch forks. Diesel dismisses this and points to it giving free publicity. If anything, the online chatter would drown out James and Gordon’s combined. Daisy asks why he isn’t working for the former of the two. Diesel replies that one of his campaign contributors gave him a stock tip that went sideways. Daisy suggests questionably if it was Crypto, which he confirms and adds that James lost the entire election fund. He then moves on to talk about Daisy’s platform, which she remarks that she still isn’t comfortable with. She affirms that she wants to fight for equality, but not tear anyone down to get it. Diesel claims it’s the easiest way to do it, which makes her change her mind. She asks what her chances are of winning. Diesel suggests its very good, as long as they keep up the vitriol and that she looks pretty saying it. Daisy remakes that she doesn’t want to be objectified, to which he points out that she is an object, which she acknowledges. She also praises him for his work. Diesel replies that he would be a rotten election agent if he didn’t, equally so if he didn’t have her look her best. He has asked the lads to give her a makeover, if she wants it, which she affirms.

Diesel then addresses the audience, noting that we may be pondering why he’s jumping between the candidates. If he told us, that would spoil the surprise and that we will find out soon enough.

## Characters

* Daisy
* Diesel
* Cecil
* Gordon *(mentioned)*
* Jame*s* *(mentioned)*