4 ms·
> You can say, for example, "social hierarchy" instead of "patriarchy". If you're afraid to even name the social hierarchy that we have, why would anybody expe
by mcphage 8y ago
> You can say, for example, "social hierarchy" instead of "patriarchy".
If you're afraid to even name the social hierarchy that we have, why would anybody expect you to be willing or able to put in the hard work of fixing its problems?
- CompanionCuuube 8y ago>> You can say, for example, "social hierarchy" instead of "patriarchy". >If you're afraid to even name the social hierarchy that we have The objection is not a fear of the naming, but how using it that way is reinforcing the causes that led to the existing problem.
- js8 8y agoI am not sure what you mean by "afraid to name it". I don't want to mislabel it. Just like it's not Jewish, or heterosexual, it's not male either. We know there is one mostly based on wealth and income (if you're in the West), and then there are many local ones based pretty much on managerial position that people have in various companies. In general, it is culture-specific. I personally think we would be better off without social hierarchies (in short, money shouldn't play role in politics and economy should be organized as cooperatives), and I don't see mislabeling it as "patriarchy" helping in any way to achieve that goal.
- palimpsests 8y agoWait, so how is patriarchy not referring to male genderedness? If something is a result of or related to the phenomenon of patriarchy (as that term is understood by a majority of folks), I don't see how labeling it as such could be construed as mislabeling.