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There's a world of difference between patriarchy and misogyny.

• lotsofmangos 12y ago
  As far as I can tell the main difference between a patriarch and a misogynist, is that with a patriarch the women haven't successfully rebelled yet.
  • morbius 12y ago
    Patriarchy is a system wherein women are not predominant. Misogyny is a system wherein women are subject to mistreatment. Note that I am not advocating either system, and am an ardent feminist.
    • lotsofmangos 12y ago
      Misogyny isn't a system and patriarchies don't persist for long without misogyny, for fairly obvious reasons.
      • zenbowman 12y ago
        I don't believe that is accurate. There are plenty of patriarchal societies where women have high status and are not subject to mistreatment or violence, but no political or economic control.
        • lotsofmangos 12y ago
          Name three.