Hundreds of thousands of people — soon, it seems likely to be millions — are coming from countries where the patriarchy really is a thing. These are places where honor killings, female genital mutilation and the legal and social subordination of wives and daughters to husbands and fathers are considered the norm. (The Dutch are already getting upset about the Syrian refugees who are bringing child brides with them.)Read more here.
Some of these people, of course, will eagerly adopt the culture of their new lands, and try their hardest to assimilate. But many more will not. They will, as people tend to do, cling to their native culture and customs regardless, either ignorant of (or more likely) feeling superior to the traditions of their adoptive countries. (This is normal for all sorts of people: When Americans do that, they’re called “ugly Americans.”) And to the extent that their behavior is visible, some percentage of the native population will adopt it, at least to some degree, especially if it seems that it is successful.
The end result will be that patriarchy will be back in the West. Because personnel is policy, and immigration is all about who will be staffing your nation in the future. Keep that in mind as these things are debated.
glenn links to an article by Rachel Edwards at Medium:
Read more here.
Feminists, it’s time to face facts. You don’t live in a patriarchial society. Shocking, I know, but it’s time for you to let this patriarchy narrative go. As you dance in the streets topless, holding up signs that say, “slut” and “Smash the Patriarchy!” remember that people under oppressive rule do not have the kinds of rights that you enjoy.
The kinds of countries that suffer from actual oppression can not protest, because they don’t have the right to protest. If they protest someone will shoot them where they stand and their bodies will be promptly cleaned off the sidewalk. Feminism can only exist in the kinds of countries that are doing so well that they don’t have to consider eating rats for much needed sustainance. It can only exist in a place with enough human rights, to care that you as a woman are a little upset.
Feminism can only exist in countries where women can be smart enough to understand the concept of oppression; Yet stupid and coddled enough to believe that such words describe the country that they live in. In fact a country has to care about women period for feminism to even be a thing. You have to register as respectable human beings deserving of mercy, for a government to even care that you are walking around with signs and chanting.
There is no patriarchy. The glass ceiling is something that you’ve constructed for yourself. It’s a barrier that you’ve created for yourself as a spoiled entiled woman with first world problems. You have the greatest amount of personal choice when compared to most of the world and yet that is never enough for you. It’s not enough that men here protect you, give you rights, give you freedom, and share all their possessions with you. No, you want all those things and to then be able to shit all over men while you receive them. You want to be able to act like a total asshole to everyone, and call anyone that complains a misogynist.
...Which is why people under the hashtag #worldpatriarchyday are mocking you. They are mocking this idea that you as a first world woman are oppressed under a harsh patriarchial regime. To those who want to start complaining about being a woman with rights in a first world country, I challenge you to go live in a poor lawless war torn country, and see how well that turns out for you. Ask the women there if they want to make signs or have a slutwalk. Because I’m pretty sure that they would see you for the deranged morons that you are.
Update: Chateau Heartiste has a name for these people:
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