#patriarchal structures

[tjeromebaker]

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#awesome #diversity #equality #Ethiopia #female genital mutilation #femicide #feminism #FGM #gender equity #inequality #intersectionality #Kenya #marginalisation #movement #patriarchal structures #patriarchy #subordination #Uganda #violence against women #womankind #women

[spitblaze]

Men and masculinity are not inherently bad or untrustworthy things and I don't mean that in a 'misandry is real and a problem' way, I mean that in a 'I think some of you might have contracted minor radfem poisoning' way

#spitblaze says things #its...not normal or good to look at two gay men living their life and go 'EW GROSS MEN BLEGH DISGUSTING' #being fed up with patriarchal structure and a general 'men' is one thing. i get that shit #disgust and disdain at all who (or DON'T but you think they do) identify as such is uh. worth maybe thinking a lil harder about #doin numbers

[uncanny-tranny]

Amatonormativity has destroyed so many people's understanding and acceptance of themselves, and it's heartbreaking.

Yes, it is normal to be in your 20s, 30s, or older and not have lost your virginity, had a first kiss, or a partner. It is normal to say that you aren't ready for those things, too! It is normal if your life doesn't follow the "college graduate -> engagement -> buying a home -> 2.5 kids and a dog" trajectory that so many people have idealized.

So many people associate maturity with losing your virginity, or having a first kiss, or a serious relationship, and I think that's a dangerous association. Maturity isn't gained through those things, and you don't have to have those experiences to be considered "mature" or "grown." It is not a bad thing to go at your pace. Nobody else can live your life but you. If you end up having those experiences, that's great! But it should be done because you want to experience them, not because you feel "broken" and "immature" without them.

#amatonormativity #ask to tag (genuine) #i honestly *wish* conversations like this were things i was exposed to when i was younger... #...maybe then i'd've felt less of a need to surpress my aromanticism and asexuality... #...the feeling of brokenness still trails behind me sometimes because so many of us are taught that this all WILL happen... #...we WILL fall in love. we WILL have a nuclear family. we WILL be satisfied with this... #...and that this is the IDEAL for cishet patriarchal structures... #...and that /any/ deviation to the SLIGHTEST degree is that fault of the *individual*. who WOULDN'T want this life? #there's this idea like i said that maturity is gained as you almost... adhere to expectations... #...and that's genuinely dangerous to associate maturity with that and i hope you can fill in those gaps because it can get dark fast

[pearlcaddy]

tv appreciation week 2022  📺  the tv show with the best ending

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Breaking the Chosen One Cycle

#tvweek22 #buffy the vampire slayer #btvsedit #buffy summers #buffysummersedit #dailybtvs #pearlcaddyedit #pearlcaddy btvs #500 #1k #2k #part of why i love the btvs finale so much is that it finally lets buffy lay down the mantle she's been carrying for the whole series #that it's about women sharing power equally with one another to break down patriarchal structures and hierarchies #and tearing down the core premise of the series itself #the way that this central tragedy at the heart of the show is flipped into a source of empowerment in the end

[cologona]

Thinking about how Damian suffered because Talia believed in a grand destiny for him, and how Jason was given a second chance because of the very same thing. Damian being a full member of the Al Ghul house and having to bear the weight of Ra’s ego -being his heir- for it, while Jason escaped being pulled into Ra’s orbit because he was regarded as little more than an object. Just Talia’s futile pet project.

#recently read a post about how the Al Ghul family is one of generational abuse #the house of Wayne is not so different #Ra’s and Bruce: two patriarchs at the center of their respective families who stand atop their respective power structures #is Talia to Jason what Dick was to Damian? I see it #Jason Todd #Damian Wayne #talia al ghul #batman #thots #put a pin on it

[kcrra]

deeply confusing and borderline insane to me how in every episode this season alicent literally looks like the physical manifestation of a cry for help and yet the majority of people watching the show then choose to willingly misinterpret her as the Greatest Bitch Ever To Live but okay

#i black out every time i go on twitter and i have to see someone make a meme abt alicent being r worded #alicent hightower #house of the dragon #hotd #maybe don't villianize women for their lack of power under a patriarchal structure. i promise you'll enjoy the show MUCH MORE ?!?!??

[eskildit]

i feel like i cant put harrow and palamedes in modern aus together because then im faced with the realistic conclusion that harrows academic/professional accomplishments would be seen as lesser compared to palamedes’ due to sexism and i do think that would be harrows joker moment. i do think she would start killing.

#as she should! #palamedes is for sure an ally to women but he doesn’t control the larger patriarchal structure #harrowhark serial killer origin story #palamedes sextus #harrowhark nonagesimus #the locked tomb #eskildit posts tlt #ok to rb

[andromedism]

if glenn howerton is the people’s princess then that makes robert dale mcelhenney III her ex husband, k*ng ch*rles, which unfortunately tracks.

#third namesake impulsive patriarch of a multi-million dollar institution #has an intense thing with his roommate blue-eyed bombshell glenn howerton #who he gets off on publicly feuding with #and divorces her for another woman #calls soccer football #loves drama #i wish i never thought this how do you delete a thought. #this is the worst post i’ve ever made i’m so sorry in advance #sorry for cursing you with this information #iasip #iasip shitpost #macdennis #it’s always sunny in philadelphia #cough cough #also they’re historically both bad at addressing structural racism within the systems they control #what who said that

[ladychlo]

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#me making a post trying to explain that liberal white feminism defocus you from the structure inherent issues and making focus on this #individualistic feminism that focuses on a specific elit of women and we should always have space to criticize this bc the most medisa #media* #focused feminism is this liberal white feminism #and instead of going all ragey about an actress not getting an oscar for a movie that preaches basic 101 feminism #MAYBE you should get outraged that an actress was fired and fropped out of her movie because she spoke about Palestine #but well what white redfems will crack a nerve about #beside their transphobia and coming at my they/them pronounces #if you feel offended that white liberal feminism is nothing but a capitalistic ideology that does nothing but #benefit a cis het patriarchal system #then I'm sorry for you

[maroulitas]

Utena’s gender feelings are so important to me 

#rgu spoilers #revolutionary girl utena #kakumei shoujo utena #utena tenjou #anthy himemiya #utenanthy #utena didn't have to be a prince after all #empowerment through rejection of patriarchal hierarchical structures

[gayvampyr]

sick of white wedding dresses. add some flavor and color im begging you

#western civilization has the absolute blandest archaic structures #white wedding dresses were literally to signify purity and virginity as a father would ‘‘gift’’ his daughter to another man to be his #property #oh sorry. i mean ‘wife’ #i mean even if you want a white dress add something to it yknow #maybe ditch the ballroom style and go with something low-cut or cute #maybe put some little butterflies in the lace #so jealous of other cultures’ wedding styles because they have such beautiful vibrant colors and ours is just. white. white everything #except for the groom who wears a black tux like a businessman or a mourner #like idrc when it’s 2 women getting married cuz do whatever you want you’ve earned it #but when women marry men? just add SOMETHING original #i don’t go to weddings anymore cuz they’re just so bland and tasteless and it feels very patriarchal

[ardentpoop]

guy who doesnt know hes writing a gay sex scene voice: this one will rly hammer home the theme of Family Prevailing Against All Odds 🤓

#guy who doesnt know hes writing a bone-chilling horror story abt the patriarchal family structure and the poisonous entanglements it begets: #so tragic that our rugged heroes cannot Complete Themselves by deserting their noble mission and starting their own families 😔 #3 AM ass post

[uncanny-tranny]

The idea that manhood is a type of violence that can be wielded is definitely something that I've found impacts me - the idea that to be a man, I have to fight and bleed for it, that fostering anything else is sacrilege. It's honestly really sad to look at cis men who are entrenched in this idea because it's a curse. I've also found this threat of violence wielded against me in order to "prove" I'm not a man, that if I can not beat people into submission that I am not truly worthy of manhood.

I ultimately see this viewpoint of manhood as fragile - not because manhood or masculinity is inherently so, but because it relies so heavily on other people and if they approve of their manhood. It relies on climbing on other people through any means necessary. Should our manhood only be expressed through the blood on our knuckles? Is it right that we bathe ourselves in so many layers of machismo and false arrogance that our true selves are frozen beneath layers upon layers of apathy and fear?

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #nonbinary #this is also a cornerstone of patriarchy. the supression of manhood and associating us with violence is part of patriarchal structures #the violence associated with manhood and masculinity are chains that bind us #i guess there's this idea that trans people/trans men/transmasc people don't have to worry about violence after a certain point... #...yet i have had experiences of people weilding my manhood against me or withholding it until i 'prove' myself... #...or using my body/name/sexuality/affect/life against me because of some percieved incongruity between my manhood and my 'true nature' #so i can't help but notice that we do face transphobic violence regardless of gender #it's time to get personal ig (lighthearted)(hhh)

[allyriadayne]

what do you think would have happend had alicent told rhaenyra about her secret meetings with viserys and rhaenyra tried to intervene?

i think not much. there were many other forces pushing for alicent to spend time with viserys. while rhaenyra would've probably gone to viserys and raise hell because that's the only sort of power she has in court and in her fmaily, viserys would've double down in saying nothing was happening & make rhaenyra accept it in some way. because really? besides maybe, maybe understanding where alicent is coming from, i don't think there's anything real rhaenyra can do if the king decides to spend time with a lady of the court. and the biggest, most crucial point here is that alicent is more afraid of otto than she has hope in anything rhaneyra could offer her.

i mean, there /are/ things rhaenyra could do like broker a marriage between alicent and another person before viserys can decide, and maybe it would mean alicent had a happier? marriage. but it's still an unknown man, that would also need otto's approval and while rhaenyra is the lady of the household and in charge of alicent's prospects, she's still 14 during this period. what else... speak with the velaryons? maybe they would get to otto and pressure him to drop the issue threatening him that they would make it all public, but alicent's fate would always be to marry someone else quietly.

#ask #Anonymous #alicent hightower #flying away on syrax is not possible for any of them. like what would they do after? #but it's also coincidentally what would save alicent if only because it casts her out from the rigid social and patriarchal structure

[itellmyselfsecrets]

“Patriarchal power is the privilege of all men in our society regardless of their class or race.” - bell hooks (ain’t I a woman: black women and feminism)

#bell hooks #ain’t i a woman: black women and feminism #Patriarchal power #patriarchy #yes all men #this is why we need feminism #power structures #womanhood #dibs #black feminist theory #black feminist thought

[blacksailsgf]

decided to take a quick visit to the black sails tag to see what else is up & uhhhhhh. it's bleak 👍🏽

#people who do not understand the intricacies of eleanor's arc DNI. like it actually made sense that she's no longer the season 1 Girl Boss #& instead assimilated into a patriarchal structure that ultimately favored her precisely because she's a rich white woman & that #joining & resisting along with the pirates & co. in S3-S4 will diminish whatever power she held over them as an heir to a pseudo-empire #WHATEVER.