Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s the undeniable, natural order of things.
Do you also think it's the undeniable, natural order of things that white people keep black people as slaves? Or that people born into wealth are just better people than those born into poverty? Because they all come from the same place, which is one group of people needing "inferiors" to serve them.
Anonymous wrote:It’s the undeniable, natural order of things.
Anonymous wrote:It’s the undeniable, natural order of things.
Anonymous wrote:Because not everyone is miserable and many people, including women, benefit from the patriarchy. Many women have no desire to hold leadership positions, climb the corporate ladder and take on a traditionally male role in life. This is difficult for many women in liberal circles to understand.
I grew up in a conservative and relatively affluent area where most women stayed home. I’m not convinced my current life is any better and may actually be worse. I’m resentful I’m expected to have children and also a high earning career. Many of my childhood friends stay home with kids and have never had successful careers. They seem happier and not any worse off financially.
I have friends in Northern Europe where there’s much greater equality between the sexes and these couples seem especially unhappy.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because not everyone is miserable and many people, including women, benefit from the patriarchy. Many women have no desire to hold leadership positions, climb the corporate ladder and take on a traditionally male role in life. This is difficult for many women in liberal circles to understand.
I grew up in a conservative and relatively affluent area where most women stayed home. I’m not convinced my current life is any better and may actually be worse. I’m resentful I’m expected to have children and also a high earning career. Many of my childhood friends stay home with kids and have never had successful careers. They seem happier and not any worse off financially.
I have friends in Northern Europe where there’s much greater equality between the sexes and these couples seem especially unhappy.
Me too!!! (Bolded only)
Boomers lied to GenX. We can't have it all. There's no way! I think I have as close as one could get, but I sacrificed my career potential to get it, although I still have a good career, it's not AS GOOD. I also don't remember as much of my second child's infancy and developmental milestones, because I was too exhausted to enjoy it. My husband does as much as I do with the kids and house. We outsource a great deal and have a good income. We're good but not great at our jobs, good but not great as parents, and I'm a pretty crappy daughter to be honest. I need to vacation because I'm overworked, so I only visit my parents 2x/year - they won't vacation with us and rarely visit us (they feel that's my role), and I have limited time off. I also am so tired I struggle to cultivate friendships outside my immediate circle (kids' schools, work, neighborhood).
Anonymous wrote:Because women cry at work and react emotionally.
Anonymous wrote:The patriarchy won’t even let women be presidents of universities.
Misogyny is stronger than ever before!
Anonymous wrote:Everybody believes in evolution. Look around the rest of the mammals. In how many species are females dominant?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because some women uphold it. Particularly mothers of sons.
What does this even mean? I don't have sons but are you saying that if I had one and I treated them the same way (raising them to be confidenty, successful, strong, independent) that I would be contributing to the patriarchy instead of just wanting my kid to have a good life?