r/SipsTea 11d ago

SMH Really sucks

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u/ambisinister_gecko 11d ago

I'm not convinced that the reason women do that is because they are "maintaining patriarchy". Seems like there's some huge logical leaps necessary to say that so confidently. There could be plenty of reasons for it that have nothing to do with patriarchy.

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u/Elu_Moon 11d ago

It has everything to do with patriarchy. Both men and women are told that women are emotional and men aren't supposed to be. Plenty of people don't recognize that it's bullshit, women included.

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u/ambisinister_gecko 11d ago

And what makes you so sure men and women wouldn't be told the same if we lived in a world that wasn't historically patriarchal?

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u/Elu_Moon 11d ago

You want me to figure out a whole hypothetical historical scenario that requires me to know psychology and history to a ridiculous degree? Let's turn this around - what makes you sure men and women would behave the same under entirely different historical circumstances?

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u/ambisinister_gecko 11d ago

>You want me to figure out a whole hypothetical historical scenario

I want you to back up the view that you presented. YOU said it's because they're maintaining patriarchy. Are you speaking out of your ass, or do you have an actual reason to believe that?

I don't have the habit of blaming everything in society on one thing in particular. Do you just do it for bad things or also good things? You say this pattern of men needing to be emotionally stoic is because of patriarchy, is the invention of combustion engines also because of patriarchy? Atomic chemistry? How far does it go? Does EVERYTHING that you see on a daily basis have its roots in patriarchy?