Ending The Patriarchy: A Pathway to Equality and Regeneration

Paco Dennis

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After the thread about MGTOW ( which has been closed as of this morning ) the last message mentioned balance. Is it possible to achieve balance/respect/friendships with men nd women in todays ruff and tumble world? For every MGTOW there is it's mirror opposite calling for female rights. This movement highlights an organization that is trying to achieve that.
I wonder if either group would respect the views of the other's positions.?

In the ongoing dialogue about societal structures and human rights, the concepts of patriarchy, matriarchy, and feminism have emerged as focal points for discussion and advocacy. As we navigate the complexities of gender inequality and social justice, it becomes imperative to explore the transition from patriarchal norms to matriarchal paradigms, highlighting the benefits of such a shift for the rights of women and girls, as well as for all living beings as a whole.

The patriarchy thrives on dominating not only women and girls but also extends its grasp to nature and animals. Rooted in systems of power and control, patriarchal norms perpetuate exploitation across various spheres of life. Women and girls are subjected to systemic discrimination, limited opportunities, and gender-based violence, reinforcing the patriarchal grip on power dynamics. Similarly, nature and animals are often exploited and commodified within patriarchal frameworks, with environmental degradation and species extinction being symptomatic of this exploitative mentality.

Factory farms and the exploitation of animals for testing, consumption, and entertainment, all underscore the insidious nature of patriarchal oppression. These practices reflect a worldview rooted in domination and exploitation, where the interests of privileged humans are prioritized at the expense of the well-being and autonomy of all sentient beings. Factory farms subject animals to inhumane conditions, treating them as mere commodities for profit, while animal testing perpetuates a culture of violence and exploitation in the name of scientific advancement. Similarly, the use of animals for entertainment purposes, such as in circuses and zoos, reinforces a paradigm where animals are objectified and commodified for human amusement.

This exploitation not only perpetuates systemic injustices but also perpetuates a hierarchical power dynamic where humans assert control over other species, further entrenching patriarchal norms of dominance and exploitation. Recognizing and challenging these oppressive practices is essential for fostering a more compassionate and equitable relationship with non-human animals and the natural world. Recognizing and challenging these oppressive practices is a feminist cause and a cause worth fighting in the name of challenging the patriarchy.


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https://www.populationmedia.org/the...iarchy-a-pathway-to-equality-and-regeneration
 

Patriarchy and factory farming? What an interesting topic. Animal rights are my son's cause so I hear a lot about the horrors of factory farming, but I never tied them with the patriarchy and I'm not sure I agree with the article above. Did we start eating animals fir the pleasure of dominating them or to feed our families? Was it only men who did this or did the farmer's wife do just as much killing with her chickens and goats?

I have always believed that the best way to effect change in our capitalist world is through our purchasing power. I've almost quit buying beef or dairy products. Almost.

There seems to be two subjects here and I think the "men verses women" thing has reached a very silly stage. The closed thread just read like a group of men who had made some very bad choices in wives and lived to regret it. I've made bad choices in husbands and lived to regret it, but I never believed that all men were the same or that there weren't lots of good ones.

I consider myself a feminist because I believe in equal rights for women, but I don't think the patriarchy was all bad or that men in general had some sort of evil intent toward women. I realize that for centuries women were not given the educational and career opportunities that men had, but I also remember that during those centuries it was the men who were fighting the wars and laboring in coal mines and plowing frozen fields in Minnesota while the women were home by the fire.

The physical differences in women and men caused a division of labor that often benefitted women while, at the same time, through no one's fault, the women, not the men, were dying in childbirth.

In recent years there has been a huge change in women's opportunities. More women than men are now graduating from college. In school from K through 12, girls are being encouraged and praised much more than the boys who are often made to feel like they were "bad." The glass ceiling is still there for the few women who near the top in big companies and politics, and the gender wage gap is there against women, but it's so much better than it used to be. Maybe it will always exist because some women take time from their careers to have children, and I don't think that's a bad thing. Life is about so much more than how much money you make.

I'm tired of the constant griping about the patriarchy. My book club doesn't seem to want to read anything but what I call, "girl power" books, usually long, poorly written "biographical fiction" about women who were successful in a traditionally male world. This month it was, "The Only Woman in the Room," about the forties movie star Hedy Lamarr. She was a vain woman who ran through seven husbands and shipped her kids off to private schools from pre-school age, but we're supposed to admire her immensely because she was also an inventor.

There's just something so contradictory in saying women are equal to men, but then only admiring women when they do traditionally "men's" work and praising women when they embrace the worst qualities of men, being violent in life and domineering and heartless in business.

I think we all should be trying to be gentler, kinder, and more understanding of others. We aren't going forward in our society by throwing those values out because they're seen as feminine and only caring about the traditional masculine values of power and money.
 

I feel like a guilty bystander watching the melodrama that exists around this kind of identity rhetoric. I feel like there is some way to help this debate disappear. Again though the sides form and the games start. I think I am through with the peace maker. It really is a fools errand. :)
 
One of the theories about politics is that you can't give anything to somebody without taking something away from somebody else. Making women politically equal to men takes away men's dominance. And some men aren't happy with that- DUH!
 
I was born into a family of strong feminists that the males appreciated and knew when to speak up and when to keep quiet. I was taught from day one respect for all good males and females. I worked in health care settings a lot of my time - lots of good strong jovial women around. the seesaw of the sexes was always balanced wrong - now the tilts are changing and levelling - and why not fgs?
 
I was born into a family of strong feminists that the males appreciated and knew when to speak up and when to keep quiet. I was taught from day one respect for all good males and females. I worked in health care settings a lot of my time - lots of good strong jovial women around. the seesaw of the sexes was always balanced wrong - now the tilts are changing and levelling - and why not fgs?
Define "strong" "good". Leveling vs shoved down one's throat in with anger and spite. Thought provoking.
 
One of the theories about politics is that you can't give anything to somebody without taking something away from somebody else. Making women politically equal to men takes away men's dominance. And some men aren't happy with that- DUH!
Especially when women genetically OR physically, are not supposed to dominate males?
 


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