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Puzzledtraveller

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34. **yawn**

Reply to Humanist_Activist (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 12:04 AM

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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