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Witches VS Patriarchy
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not to be rude, but how is this different than #AllLivesMatter or "I don't see color" kinds of statements? Egalitarian movements are also involved in movements of justice, it's not like racism or sexism will be eradicated without recognizing race and sex ...
I don't think this meme is suggesting matriarchy is the solution, but it is pointing out a way of thinking about matriarchy that is patriarchal. Responding to that in your way comes across as anti-egalitarian, or at the very least blind to the context.
The thing is, while the content of the message is fairly innocuous, it's still trying to push the message of "a matriarchy is better than a patriarchy." At the very least, it's meant to draw a clear, comparative distinction between the two to indicate that one is better than the other.
The problem I have with this is twofold. The first is that most matriarchal propoganda is a pretty clear example of positive discrimination. The second is that it still advocates for a hierarchal structure of society, which I feel like witches should be against.
yeah, I don't disagree that matriarchy is problematic (no idea if witches in particular should be against matriarchy, but feminists should be against it)
but I don't think the meme claims matriarchy is better than patriarchy, it just says the perceptions of matriarchy expose a patriarchal mindset, and implies the patriarchal mindset is problematic ... maybe that could be construed to be positive about matriarchy, but again the meme doesn't seem to defend matriarchy or imply it is superior, it's just not making that kind of comparison while clearly calling out "control" as a style of "leadership".
fair enough, I felt like it was pro-matriarchal and wanted to call it out.