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redqueen

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16. You've touched on something that radical feminists try to highlight.

Thu May 8, 2014, 11:04 AM

May 2014

The sentiment goes: We don't want equality with men. We want liberation from patriarchy.

The patriarchy is the source of the idea that dominance = strength and success, and submission = weakness and failure. It associates dominance with men, and submission with women. In the rush to be equal to men, many women have strived to to take on the role of oppressor, right alongside the men at the top.

This is why radical feminists don't prioritize equality with men. We prioritize the destruction of the patriarchy.

In a perfect world we should of course all be equal. But equality within a patriarchal system changes little.

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How Patriarchy affects men, a self perpetuating cycle of denial and excuses. [View all] Humanist_Activist May 2014 OP

Excellent post BainsBane May 2014 #1

People seem to forget that oppression can come in different forms... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #2

Society more broadly perpetuates it BainsBane May 2014 #3

On a lighter note, my preferred term to call anyone is "asshole" nothing gendered about that... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #4

K & R nt Shankapotomus May 2014 #5

if you think about it Locrian May 2014 #6

I love this line - TBF May 2014 #7

indeed BainsBane May 2014 #28

"Daddy's girl" is portrayed as a positive? The2ndWheel May 2014 #8

Who came up with that? Supersedeas May 2014 #30

Bottom Line weissmam May 2014 #9

Has anyone else noticed that women have gotten increasingly aggressive IronLionZion May 2014 #10

I understand that there are actually roving bands of feral women Orrex May 2014 #13

Yeah, with people like that, who needs Pacu fish? nt IronLionZion May 2014 #14

You've touched on something that radical feminists try to highlight. redqueen May 2014 #16

Destruction would be strength and success? The2ndWheel May 2014 #17

What? nt redqueen May 2014 #18

I'm not sure if the patriarchy is the source of the idea The2ndWheel May 2014 #19

Your post makes absolutely no sense. nt redqueen May 2014 #20

Destroying something does not have to mean dominating it into submission. IronLionZion May 2014 #22

Doesn't have to mean that, but it can The2ndWheel May 2014 #23

What you said makes sense IronLionZion May 2014 #21

I think the most important thing to realize is much of the patriarchy is cultural... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #26

"You cannot sue it away, you can't fight it with traditional weapons." redqueen May 2014 #27

Excellent post. redqueen May 2014 #11

My boyfriend PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #12

Lots of truth here. AverageJoe90 May 2014 #15

This is a great book on how to raise boys that are not patriarchalists or dominators. I re-aligned ancianita May 2014 #24

+1 ancianita May 2014 #25

We are tired of patriarchal excuses Supersedeas May 2014 #29

Night Train! grahamhgreen May 2014 #31

I have seen some of these issues raised in the men's group BainsBane May 2014 #32

As I said above, its cultural more than anything else, its also self-perpetuating... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #33

The core is the belief that anything "feminine" is weak davidn3600 May 2014 #35

"And that's where feminism loses me." - Actually, you've lost feminism. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #36

Did you even understand the point I was making? davidn3600 May 2014 #37

I know exactly the point you were trying to make. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #38

It's a figure of speech davidn3600 May 2014 #39

That chauffeur can go to Timbuktu BainsBane May 2014 #41

Your argument once again is that feminism is bad BainsBane May 2014 #40

Let me just be very clear from now on... davidn3600 May 2014 #42

"...put women into male roles..." Which is only one facet of many. I don't see how feminism is so nomorenomore08 May 2014 #43

**yawn** Puzzledtraveller May 2014 #34

I don't know how I missed this, but it's great. The only way that the men on DU who bemoan Squinch May 2014 #44

That's the one thing I couldn't relate to... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #45

I imagine that it was because of your parents' Squinch May 2014 #46

Yeah, its slow, far too slow, maybe it will accelerate at some point... Humanist_Activist May 2014 #47