patriarchy (PAY tree AHR kee)
1)a facade; a construct with no underlying foundation or validity.
2)an imaginary entity; a figment of someone's imagination.
3)any entity or idea created by the rewriting or revision of history.
1)a facade; a construct with no underlying foundation or validity.
2)an imaginary entity; a figment of someone's imagination.
3)any entity or idea created by the rewriting or revision of history.
1)"Old western movies used PATRIARCHIES to simulate actual storefronts, saloons, etc"
2) "I saw a PATRIARCHY last night, then I woke up and realized I had been dreaming"
3)"We did not win the war in Vietnam..the notion that we did so is a PATRIARCHY"
2) "I saw a PATRIARCHY last night, then I woke up and realized I had been dreaming"
3)"We did not win the war in Vietnam..the notion that we did so is a PATRIARCHY"
by axolotl April 4, 2007
A form of social organization in which the men are the supreme authority and are allowed to make everything theirs.
Girl 1: Does patriarchy really exist?
Girl 2: It did exist in ancient social sytems. But now there is no such thing as patriarchy because of gender equality laws.
Girl 2: It did exist in ancient social sytems. But now there is no such thing as patriarchy because of gender equality laws.
by Juvia07 November 18, 2015
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 October 11, 2015
A society where
- 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 19, 2010
The patriarchy can be blamed for police brutality.
by Liberated May 28, 2015
Guy #1 Guys I have appendicitis I'm in the hospital rn
Crazy feminist: maybe you wouldn't have appendicitis if you didn't support the Patriarchy by being a man!
Guy #1: what the fuck
Crazy feminist: maybe you wouldn't have appendicitis if you didn't support the Patriarchy by being a man!
Guy #1: what the fuck
by Calvinator_lmao September 13, 2022
System of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. In these societies, men hold power and women are excluded from it, and masculinity is valued over femininity. It posits a "natural" state of gender relations as a dynamic of dominance and submission, and perpetuates gender roles to enforce these ideals.
The influence of the patriarchy can be seen in the disproportionately high number of men in positions of power, as well as the presence of rape culture and a gender binary.
by madmax-666- October 28, 2017