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minus-squareBinette@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoPatriarchy says that men can’t be “soft” because that’s a womanly trait, and women are inferior.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoNo, patriarchy is men having power, it doesn’t define what they can or can’t do otherwise.
minus-squareBinette@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoBy patriarchy, I mean it in the context of feminism, as in the ideology that attempts to rationalize the idea of that men are better than woman, by using things such as religion, bioessentialism, and more. There are many definitions.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoSo toxic masculinity, not patriarchy.
Patriarchy says that men can’t be “soft” because that’s a womanly trait, and women are inferior.
No, patriarchy is men having power, it doesn’t define what they can or can’t do otherwise.
By patriarchy, I mean it in the context of feminism, as in the ideology that attempts to rationalize the idea of that men are better than woman, by using things such as religion, bioessentialism, and more. There are many definitions.
So toxic masculinity, not patriarchy.