#patriarchy

[redditreceipts]

for some reason, men who think that they are women are even more disgusting than other men, and that does mean something

[misogyny4girls]

Rights are for Men, so that other Men can operate within society properly and keep things functional. Men have rights, Men don't have udders.

Women have udders, these are big sacks of fat and milk that hang off a girl's chest, denoting her as an inferior breeding cow who lives to be impregnated and milked. Women have udders, women do not have rights.

[aspiringobject]

I don't think you people understand the amount of men in my asks and dms who are absolutely vile and don't understand consent or even acknowledge it.

Sure, I love to be an object for someone during kinkplay - but I am still human. I am a human being.

It's disgusting to see people defend or say NOTHING to these people who are extremely misogynistic and actually hate and abuse women.

Don't fucking let that shit slide. If you're a man, I expect you to call other men out on their bullshit. Don't be a fucking coward sheep and hide whenever you see someone do that shit.

You are also part of the problem.

[cyberatioum]

Many people in the community really insist on conflating gender identity and gender class to present transmascs as privileged and part of the oppressor male class. This male positioning is then used to further distort, minimize our experiences and often even deny the misogyny we continue to face after transition. They say that trans men are men, not only in terms of gender identity, but also in terms of gender class, essentially they say that society perceives trans men as men, which is an insane thing to believe.

They advance the logic that identifying as a male places you in the male class, which gives you access to male privilege and power. Of course, the patriarchal class system doesn't work that way; patriarchy doesn't respect the gender identities of trans people. But unfortunately, many trans men fall for this and start to believe that they belong to the male class and have power over women, which isn't true at all and it's a harmful narrative.. That's why it's so important to distinguish between being a male in terms of gender identity and being a male in terms of gender class.

Trans men are men in terms of the former (gender identity) but not in terms of latter (gender class); in the latter case they are either women ("women who want to be men") or a third gender class.

[typhlonectes]

[squishy-min-mochi]

It’s important to recognise that Barbie (2023) criticises both the patriarchy AND the matriarchy. Yes, the Ken’s are just accessories to the Barbies. Yes, they don’t have any say in the government they live under. That’s the point, you’re supposed to feel awful, you’re supposed to want the Kens to have their own agency, you’re supposed to want equality. The Barbie movie explicitly states that the way Barbie treats Ken is wrong, so much so that once he finds a safe space for his masculinity and individual identity he’s so excited to share it with the other Kens.

But they go overboard and replace a matriarchy with a patriarchy and now the same issue exists but in reverse. That’s the POINT!! THATS THE POINT!!! Barbie is not anti-men it’s pro equality PLEASE understand this

13th Aug 2023 UPDATE:

Heeeeey howdy!!

Due to the IMMENSE comments and discussion on this post (thanks ya’ll!!) I’ve decided to update my post with my recent opinions and hopefully clearer explanations!!

First, my original post only considers a very small and very vague analysis of the film!!

Since making this I've read all your comments and learned quite a bit about the matriarchy as it appears in human civilisation. Originally, I was pitting the patriarchy and the matriarchy against each other as though the results of their implementation were equal in the film.

They were not!! Below is the definition of matriarchy I’ll be working off of.

Matriarchy Simple Definition;

Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege and control of property.

There's a lot to talk about in the Barbie film that would fit better in an essay, so I'll try and condense it into this;

To me, Barbie (2023) is a film about the female experience and the shared connection between women that persists through childhood and adulthood, support and harassment, suffering and joy, mother and daughter.

It uses Barbie as its figurehead because of the immense societal and political impact the doll has had on women, both good and bad (as explained in the film).

The male experience as seen in Barbie (2023) is not the sole focus of the film- rather, it's an accessory (as the Kens are) to Barbie's story, and a necessary aspect of exploration to truly highlight the importance of individualism and healthy personal exploration.

I want to make clear that I in no way think the treatment of the Kens was just as bad as the treatment of the Barbies. I also still agree that the matriarchy fostered by the Barbies wasn’t good for the Kens.

Additionally, I’m aware that this take on Barbie (2023) works strictly within the assumed heteronormative boundaries of gender. There is a lot of nuance in the Barbie film and I don’t think everything can be covered or explained in on Tumblr post— but I hope this clarification helps!!

I hope you're all coming to your own conclusions and analysis of the film in a way that makes sense to you. And for those of you engaging in online conversations and discourse about it, I hope you're keeping yourself and others happy and safe!!!

Much love to you all!! < 3

[animentality]

[theotherpacman]

OH AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE ATLA REBOOT

the sexism thing??? we all know it's fucking stupid and purely performative to take out sokka's feminism arc, but can we talk about the fact that He Is Still Sexist????? he still thinks that what he does (running the village's defenses, which they've never needed) is vastly more important than what she does (wash the clothes, cook, etc). and yk what?? the live action reboot AGREES with him. it doesn't show or even mention katara doing any work around the village. all we see katara doing is practice waterbending - the only interesting thing that original episode 1 sokka seems to think katara ever does.

the live action show depicts sokka "doing all the work", fulfilling his traditionally masculine role of warrior/protector, and COMPLETELY DISMISSES whatever "women's work" katara does, as if she does nothing. seems pretty clear to me that the showrunners would love to absolve themselves of sexism by not talking about sexism, while in actuality being pretty sexist themselves

and don't even get me started on sokka not wearing the dress/makeup of the kyoshi warriors' uniform

[fulcrums501st]

[redditreceipts]

"boy is when guns, girl is when perfume and painted nails"

And you are going to tell me that trans identity doesn't thrive on gender stereotypes? (also, note the 1.9 thousand upvotes)

[misogyny4girls]

It's much easier on that little brain this way - just jiggle and bounce, it's better for you, and it's better for Men, everyone wins!

[aspiringobject]

To the men dming me and going into my asks now, showing sympathy for the situation, why the fuck aren't YOU talking about it?

Why are you in my dms saying you care and can't imagine how hard that is, but also are not actively talking about it on your hardcore porn blog?

Show you actually care. Post about consent, post about how your kinks and fantasies are exactly that, kinks and fantasies, they aren't something you actually advocate for. Reblog posts of women/nonbinary/subs of any sort about dangerous people to look our for. Reblog my posts about consent.

Fucking show you care lmao. This fake ass advocating so you can get pussy isn't helping.

[lords-plushii-pup]

this is my future... i cant wait♡♡♡

[daddyspatriarchyprincesss]

I cannot stop thinking about getting pregnant it’s like a constant itch I can’t scratch, I wanna be fucked and bred by hard hot cock, I want my fertile womb pumped full of cum, I want to be continually fucked until my pregnancy test comes out positive. I need to be mated I need to be pregnant, I need a man to show me my place in society and make me his baby machine

[nomorerww]

This stuff reminds me of the fact that men are more likely to leave their wives/partners who developed a serious illness like cancer than women are to leave male partners who suffer the same misfortune.

It's because there's not an expectation for men to reciprocate women's labor whether it be emotional or domestic in a so-called partnership. so a lot of women end up married to men who are pretty much leeches and who do not like them very much.

[poop-division]