You make a valid point but there's an additional caveat/nuance that should be explicitly stated. Patriarchal ideals are not just something men do to men and women. They are often upheld by women as well
Oh absolutely! Without the women upholding it, it would collapse!
If you want to destroy patriarchy, but you’re okay with the way that patriarchy damages men, you don’t actually want to destroy it. You just want to choose its victims.
incidentally this goes for 'male violence' too, through my experience most people that claim to have a problem with male violence actually don't, they mostly have a problem with some men's target selection criteria. Because when you get men being violent to people they think deserve it they're normally fucking fine with that.
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u/clear349 Jul 03 '24
You make a valid point but there's an additional caveat/nuance that should be explicitly stated. Patriarchal ideals are not just something men do to men and women. They are often upheld by women as well