The Patriachy

[Webby's Boyfriend]

The concept of the Patriachy in Social and Political Sciences is a conspiracy theory that has been disproven numerous times.

Why do people act like you are insane when you tell them that?

Because some people just love it to be or play victims and get mad when one takes that away from them.

 

[Sperghetti]

Since Dynastia isn't here anymore, I guess it falls to me to play Devil's Advocate for the Feminists:
"Patriarchy" doesn't mean "all the men get together in back rooms and scheme about how to oppress women", it refers to a set of assumptions on a cultural and structural level that benefit men and disadvantage women. For example, men are socially allowed to be far more blunt, aggressive, and demeaning in the public sphere than women. When a male superior puts heavy pressure on his subordinates, he's seen as being 'tough' or 'no-nonsense': when a woman does the same, she's a bitch. When a man is highly promiscuous, he's seen as a "stud" or "player" and his social capital rises, whereas a highly promiscuous woman is seen as a "slut" and her social capital falls.
Just because people abuse the term doesn't mean it's technical definition is wrong. "Nanotech" is often claimed to be a miracle-worker, but just because the tech can't literally bend reality doesn't mean nanomechanics is suddenly fiction.

The problem I have with this argument is that it’s actually really subjective, but ironically for social justice, it requires the assumption that these things are universally true and everyone has experienced or been effected by them. And if you say you haven’t, you’re either lying or have “internalized misogyny”. (i.e., you somehow failed at being female properly) Apparently "lived experience" doesn't matter when it goes against the preferred narrative.

Sure, there are probably men who are hard on their subordinates and get respect and admiration for it. But there are also plenty who are seen as “domineering” or simply “an asshole”. Personality and attitude has a big part of it as well.

Personally, I’ve never seen men get praise or compliments from sleeping around. Everyone I know seems to think they’re being stupid and basically playing Russian Roulette. But again, this is subjective, and a byproduct of the people I hang out with.

And yeah, maybe men are more “socially allowed” to be blunt and aggressive. But I’ve also noticed throughout my life men tend to have less of an issue when other people act that way: Groups that skew primarily male or mixed seem always seem to have less problems when it comes to addressing internal issues, while groups that skew primarily female tend to have huge problems with avoidance.

In other words, these issues are actually very complex and subjective, and can’t really be distilled down to a single talking point. But the people who bring up “the patriarchy” usually seem to just want something to blame for all their problems so they don’t have to admit that they’re sort of failing at navigating around social mores. It’s way easier on your ego to claim that you’re only called a “bitch” because you’re a strong woman, rather than admit that you have an unpleasant personality that nobody really likes.

 

[Slowpoke Sonic]

I thought it was important to complain about it during the mid 2010s but it’s already debunked here in a country that already has gender equality. If a woman said she’s being dominated and oppressed by males due to social isolation and warped views on politics, would that receive any changes today? Not really, because it’s a stale topic here.

not unless ur in saudi arabia they dont respect teh wamans here but at least they are sorta lifting their transportation ban