Understanding Feminism and Patriarchy Patriarchy [pay-tree-r-key, noun]: A word, like war, rape, lynch or genocide, which encompasses within a few letters so much evil, so much stupidity, so much destruction, pain and hurt. According to Gerda Lerner, patriarchy is a dysfunctional social system which originated a brief 3 to 5 millennia ago. It is a human artefact built on the concepts of: Male superiority and misogyny. Militarism. Slavery. Dominance of a few and the expendability of the many. Objectification of “the other”, including our Mother, the Ear ..read more

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In the Patriarchy, dominant male preserves are jealously guarded from unwelcome interlopers … ⚤ … from minorities … ⚤ … and from women. The post Keep-out … You’re Not Wanted! appeared first on Feminine Riles: Cartoons to Promote Thought ..read more

A social system in which: ⚤ Females, no matter how intelligent, attractive, or desirable, are brainwashed into seeing themselves as dumpy, dumb, and undesirable, in need of a new haircut, different make-up, a more effective diet, a better perfume, a new outfit, or even surgery … ⚤ Males, no matter how unintelligent, unattractive, or undesirable, are empowered to see themselves as captivating, clever, and charming, in need of nothing. The post Never Quite Good Enough appeared first on Feminine Riles: Cartoons to Promote Thought ..read more

A patriarchal society relentlessly fetishizes chastity, virginity and fidelity. ⚤ xx Men mouth their loyalty to these virtues. ⚤ Women are expected to live them. The post Women – Do As We Say, Not As We Do appeared first on Feminine Riles: Cartoons to Promote Thought ..read more

Being the family dog can be attractive. If you have a good Master, you are well fed, have a roof over your head, a comfortable bed, and a loving home. ⚤ Being a traditional wife in a Patriarchal society can be attractive. If you have a good Husband, you are well fed, have a roof over your head, a comfortable bed, and a loving home. ⚤ But dog, or woman, it’s a bit rough if you get a bastard running the house. The post What If Your Owner Is A Bastard? appeared first on Feminine Riles: Cartoons to Promote Thought ..read more

A social system in which: ⚤ Females, no matter how intelligent, attractive, or desirable, are brainwashed into seeing themselves as dumpy, dumb, and undesirable, in need of a new haircut, different make-up, a more effective diet, a better perfume, a new outfit, or even surgery … ⚤ Males, no matter how unintelligent, unattractive, or undesirable, are empowered to see themselves as captivating, clever, and charming, in need of nothing. The post Never Quite Good Enough appeared first on Feminine Riles: Cartoons to Promote Thought ..read more

Under patriarchy, there is no limit to: Torture inflicted on females to control them. Damage done to male psyches so they desire mutilated women. These statements become doubly true when capitalism can make a huge profit – which is most certainly true of breast implants. We highly recommend any woman considering breast implants, any woman who has them, and/or any woman you know who has them, read and think very carefully about the resources provided on these sites by The National Center for Health Research, and breastplantinfo.org. (Unless stated otherwise, all data and quotes below are from ..read more

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