1. Definiendo el Patriarcado: Explicaciones y Revelaciones.
Esta sección reúne momentos en los que se intenta explicar el concepto de patriarcado a otras personas, a menudo revelando una falta de comprensión o generando momentos de epifanía.
- Talking to my 77 year old mother who is telling me about all the shit she’s put up with in her life. I said, “mom, that’s called patriarchy.” she said, “oh my god! that’s what patriarchy is?” i said, “yeah, when people say smash the patriarchy, that’s what they mean.” she said, “wow!”.
- Me: tries to educate a man on what patriarchy can look like. Him: no such thing as patriarchy, it’s just men creating the narrative we see. If it happened to be women, it would be different. It’s not patriarchy, it’s just successful men shaping the media. Me: bruh. You were so close!
- Reminding me of my coworker equating fuckthepatriarchy to fuck all men because he was too embarrassed to admit he didn't understand what patriarchy means.
- Turns out he thought i meant men every time i used the word patriarchy!!
- I had one man tell me patriarchy is a new word and we are just running with it. I lost a brain cell that day and now i wanna fight. Lol.
2. Confrontaciones Directas y "Mansplaining".
Aquí se muestran las tensiones y conflictos que surgen al hablar de patriarcado. Incluye ejemplos de "mansplaining", discusiones que terminan en bloqueos y la defensa vehemente de posturas.
- Dave: do not mansplain "patriarchy" to a woman who has written an entire thread explaining it better than you can.
- *man after reading the first 16 pages of feminism unmodified voice* : gather round you stupid ignorant bitches and let me teach you some things about the patriarchy.
- You were obviously threatened and triggered by the mere mention of "patriarchy," like so many insecure men's rights rhetoric that gets parroted in the same way.
- I'm on a block list for defenders of the patriarchy because i told a guy to listen to women.
- Your honour, in my defence he called the patriarchy ‘some oppression women made up’.
3. El Patriarcado en la Familia y la Vida Cotidiana.
Esta selección de citas ilustra cómo el patriarcado se manifiesta en las interacciones familiares y situaciones del día a día, a menudo con un tono humorístico, irónico o de frustración.
- Me (to wife): can we have a little patriarchy, as a treat? wife: no.
- My husband on a rant against the patriarchy (one reason i picked him ): “why are men…” me: yeah. Why are men?
- "shh, don't use the word patriarchy you know it makes grandpa mad".
- Spending iwd calling my 3 year old son ‘the patriarchy’ the patriarchy stole my biscuit the patriarchy cried because i wanted to go to the loo by myself the patriarchy is mad i put the wrong paw patrol video on.
- I asked my 10 yr old daughter to smile and she told me to smash the patriarchy. True story x.
4. El Rol Masculino: Víctimas, Aliados y Reacciones.
Se exploran las diversas perspectivas sobre el papel de los hombres dentro del patriarcado, desde aquellos que se consideran víctimas hasta los que intentan ser aliados, y las reacciones que estas posturas generan.
- “men are victims of patriarchy” is some great decentering, thanks i’m blocking you.
- You're doing exactly what she asked people to not do. You're centering men as the victim of patriarchy.
- A male ally makes an anti-patriarchy post. A whole bunch of men with zero self awareness: "not patriarchy, men were burned too.".
- Guy: "i hate feminism! why can i be drafted into a war, but a woman can't?" me: "that's actually patriarchy. Omg if that's your main issue, you would love feminism!" guy: *confused angry grunting*.
- "if patriarchy does exist, why do you care? it benefits you as a man." because dumbass a raising tide raises all ships.
5. Resistencia y Activismo Cotidiano.
Citas que reflejan actos de resistencia, grandes y pequeños, contra las normas patriarcales. Desde la educación de los hijos hasta el uso del lenguaje, estas acciones buscan desafiar y desmantelar el sistema.
- Me: i’m one of the mothers and grandmothers. So screw the patriarchy!
- Mood: if i was in charge of wordle, i would make each daily word a subtle fu to the patriarchy.
- I kindly asked someone to use gender-neutral language (humankind instead of mankind). Their response? they blocked me. Just doing my part to smash the patriarchy, every day.
- I feel that much of language we use upholds the patriarchy. I will use any influence i have, no matter how small, to fight against it.
- My daughter turned 16 today. I’ve been gently warning her about the patriarchy. I think she gets it. Don’t get depressed: fight!