Patriarchy isn’t just bad for the ladies. It’s also bad for the dudes. Patriarchy sets up unrealistic and unnecessary expectations for both genders. Women are expected to be quiet, pretty, pleasant, not too bright, and domestic…and inferior to men. (Sugar and spice and everything nice.) Men are expected to be strong, unemotional, fearless, intelligent providers…and superior to women.
— Robot Heart: Sex, Religion, and Politics
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Sometimes I actually, honestly, with no tiny violins, feel badly for the fate of men in our society. But not for the...
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Reblogged for the eloquence in defining the effects of patriarchy without snark or smartassery.
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