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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Patriarchy isn't "men bad", it's a social system that places men and women into predetermined, rigid boxes. This harms both men and women, since none of us are as rigid as the system demands us to be.

"Boys don't wear pink"

"Girls play with dolls"

"Men don't cry"

"Women who dress 'that way' deserve it"

All of those are patriarchy reinforcing statements. Again, this harmful belief that "men shouldn't have feelings" and them then bring rejected by women due to opening up is, on a macro level, due to the patriarchy. On an individual level, they're just people being assholes to their loved ones.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I honestly wish that a better word had been chosen than "patriarchy". Because at first blush it does look like "men bad" in an environment in which there are people who are predisposed to dismiss it as such.

Particularly since the patriarchy harms everyone. It can smack of "you're the enemy and it's your fault you're suffering" to the uninitiated. And bad faith actors are using that to misrepresent feminism and perpetuate the patriarchy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

That's what "patriarchy" means; rule by men. If you mean something else, say something else.