A confusing system in which men have power (good job, lots of money, strength, good education) and expect women to be submissive (have no job/make little money, weak, be kinda smart but not too smart).
Josh: "All girls want from a man is money."
Matt: "That's how patriarchy works! I mean you wouldn't want to be with a girl who was smarter, stronger, or made more many than you! Right?!"
Matt: "That's how patriarchy works! I mean you wouldn't want to be with a girl who was smarter, stronger, or made more many than you! Right?!"
by hollywoodcole November 30, 2015
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Man- Hey Margret wanna grab a drink after work?
Margret- sorry I don't have enough to pay for drinks tonight
Man- What do you mean???? We just got paid
Margret- ya and I only make 77 cents to your pay. Blame the damn patriarchy.
Man- WTF are you talking about ?!?!? Stupid bitch the patriarchy doesn't exist. You just don't want to get a fucking drink with me cunt
Later Margaret is found dead in her car. Police suspect it to be caused by a random lion who got out of the local zoo because they don't want to blame the real killer
Margret- sorry I don't have enough to pay for drinks tonight
Man- What do you mean???? We just got paid
Margret- ya and I only make 77 cents to your pay. Blame the damn patriarchy.
Man- WTF are you talking about ?!?!? Stupid bitch the patriarchy doesn't exist. You just don't want to get a fucking drink with me cunt
Later Margaret is found dead in her car. Police suspect it to be caused by a random lion who got out of the local zoo because they don't want to blame the real killer
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-Mom, why will i get less paid than my male co-worker will?
-Because of the patriarchy, my dear.
-Mom, why will I be called a slut for having as much sex as a man, whilst the man will be called a king?
-because of the patriarchy, my dear.
-Because of the patriarchy, my dear.
-Mom, why will I be called a slut for having as much sex as a man, whilst the man will be called a king?
-because of the patriarchy, my dear.
by Ponyslayer November 23, 2014
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Thanks to Patriarchy; society, gender roles, and masculinity is born
Thanks to Patriarchy; society, gender roles, and masculinity is born
Lawrence: *gets F on Science* OMG, As a girl, this grade is sooo misogynistic and sexist, must be because of the Patriarchy
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- men have a disproportionate share of political, economic, and social power;
- men control all systems of representation (religion, "media," literature, etc.) and use them to depict the world from their point of view and marginalize women;
- there are widely shared cultural beliefs that men are more socially valued and more competent than women at most things (e.g., Michael Conway et al., 1996; David Wagner and Joseph Berger, 1997; John Williams and Deborah Best, 1990; and Susan Fiske et al., 2002);
- women are the primary targets of gender violence and men are the primary perpetrators of gender violence;
etc.
- men have a disproportionate share of political, economic, and social power;
- men control all systems of representation (religion, "media," literature, etc.) and use them to depict the world from their point of view and marginalize women;
- there are widely shared cultural beliefs that men are more socially valued and more competent than women at most things (e.g., Michael Conway et al., 1996; David Wagner and Joseph Berger, 1997; John Williams and Deborah Best, 1990; and Susan Fiske et al., 2002);
- women are the primary targets of gender violence and men are the primary perpetrators of gender violence;
etc.
All societies are, and always have been, patriarchies.
Those who are uneducated, miseducated, or "masculinists" = "advocates of male superiority or dominance" (Merriam Webster Dictionary Online) should at least TRY to comprehend this simple truth about the great evil aka patriarchy.
Those who are uneducated, miseducated, or "masculinists" = "advocates of male superiority or dominance" (Merriam Webster Dictionary Online) should at least TRY to comprehend this simple truth about the great evil aka patriarchy.
by The Happy Humanist November 22, 2010
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by Liberated May 31, 2015
Get the patriarchy mug.A unqualified white and/or male who was nevertheless hired but are blindly confident about his “skills” and has the audacity to refer other POC employees as “diversity hire”.
Brad: Well it is so unfair that she got the promotion. She is Asian and she is a woman, she can be their diversity hire. This political correctness is insane.
You: Yeah? You are obnoxious and your work suck, you are only here because you are a patriarchy hire!
A: He doesn’t even know how to read the balance sheet! How did he got the job??
B: Well they say he has good communication skills. But we all know it’s because he is a white man so clients pay more attention when he talks. He is one of those patriarchy hires.
You: Yeah? You are obnoxious and your work suck, you are only here because you are a patriarchy hire!
A: He doesn’t even know how to read the balance sheet! How did he got the job??
B: Well they say he has good communication skills. But we all know it’s because he is a white man so clients pay more attention when he talks. He is one of those patriarchy hires.
by Klaraantiracism March 21, 2021
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