One of the largest political movements of our time, feminism, has had a monopoly on gender discoure for generations. It has a deep link to patriarchy theory, even stretching back to the Declaration of Sentiments. "The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpation on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her". But what is patriarchy theory? Let's find out, shall we?

One definition says that, "Patriarchy is a system of relationships, beliefs, and values embedded in political, social, and economic systems that structure gender inequality between men and women. Attributes seen as 'feminine' or pertaining to women are undervalued, while attributes regarded as 'masculine' or pertaining to men are privileged. Patriarchal relations structure both the private and public spheres, ensuring that men dominate both." Another one is, "The systematic domination of women by men in some or all of society’s spheres and institutions." As can be clearly seen, patriarchy theory is used to describe society itself, not just parts of it, as a society cannot be patriarchal and matriarchal at the same time. It's one or the other. This doesn't really leave any room for nuance.

One has to wonder how a country like America can be a patriarchy, when its President has said this. Note how he makes no distinction between equality of opportunity and of outcome. Oh, and don't forget this guy. Even the past state of women is up for debate.

"Men dominate the private and public sphere.", do they? Well, as seen here, women dominate multiple fields of work. Women are 80% of elementary school teachers (except special ed), meaning they have a significant impact on the next generation. There is bias against boys in education. Men do not 'dominate' women in education, one of the most important areas of society. In fact, the education system has been failing them for 30 years.

One in five children is being raised by a single parent, with 80% of them being single mothers. Dad-deprivation is one of the single biggest factors of a boy struggling in life, as outlined by Dr. Warren Farrell in his book, 'The Boy Crisis'. You can find him talking about it here. As we can see, the big issue in our society is a lack of masculinity, not a need for redefinition of it.

"But more men are CEOs and engineers!" feminists will say. "This clearly means men are oppressing women!" but they're not. Men and women have different temperaments on average. These differences manifest especially at the extremes, as explained here. This explains why the most disagreeable, most conscientious people are men, which is why they're CEOs. As James Q Wilson remarked, "There are more male geniuses and more male idiots." 'Why do boys test better?' paragraph 5. Here's an article outlining the topic.

As for career choices, these are not because of 'the system' brainwashing men and women to choose different paths with stereotypes. Sex differences in academic achievement are not related to political, economic, or social equality. As countries become more egalitarian, the differences between the sexes increases, which directly disproves patriarchy theory's statement that inequalities in outcome are caused by inequalities in opportunity caused by 'the system'. The study proving it is here. More relevant links can be found in the description of this video.

As can be clearly seen, men and women are different, and expecting equal outcomes is counter-intuitive. We have to choose between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome. Feminists choose the latter, which inevitably leads to discrimination against men and denying them opportunities with quotas and such.

Another way in which feminists claim men, "dominate women" is the supposed "wage gap". As proven here, men and women have different median earnings due to personal choices, not systemic discrimination. "Well, those choices are due to the patriarchy!" feminists will say after all those years of insisting that the only reason for the wage gap is sexism, like a fundamentalist Christian seeing a dinosaur fossil and saying, "Well, God put them there to test our faith! The world is 6000 years old!". As I have already said, these choices are not due to patriarchy, but due to differences between men and women. Women opt for work-life balance more than men do, as outlined here. The solution to this, according to feminists, is to make women work more and in higher paying jobs. This is in direct contradiction to their anti-capitalistic notions. They are, in their own words, putting masculine values above feminine ones.

Lastly, "In 91 (68%) of the 131 countries, men were on average more disadvantaged than women, and in the other 43 (32%) countries, women were more disadvantaged than men" (Link to study). Women outlive men in many countries. The very fact that men are systematically discriminated against) is directly against the notion of a patriarchy (unless you are prejudiced against men, that is). Let me explain that last part:

Let's outline what a belief in patriarchy looks like: If you believe that we could've had a perfect gender-equal society; that there would be no problems if your ideology dictates society; that men took the upper hand and oppressed women for hundreds of years and continue to do so, and that they are the biggest obstacle to a perfect society; how could you not hate men?

So, apparently, men are evil and competent enough at oppression to brainwash women into having, "internalized misogyny". They abuse women to assert their dominance in the broader context of society, even though domestic violence is gender symmetric, even worldwide (This and this too). Men work against women. Mothers apparently have had no influence on their children throughout history. Here's evidence to the contrary. Queens never existed.

Despite all this, men are apparently so incredibly idiotic that they have created a system that disadvantages them in so many ways, just so they could keep their precious male privilege. Men are apparently so incompetent to the point where they have built a system of society in which they spend multiple months of their salary on a shiny rock to impress their slaves. Here's an article for feminists who actually have that low of an opinion of men. Men truly are the worst oppressors in history, worthy of genociding, as Sally Miller Gearhart so eloquently put it.

This isn't even the first time that the followers of patriarchy theory have said and done misandric things. Weird how believing that men are the cause of all of society's problems causes one to hate them, huh? Now you might see why I'm not a feminist.

In conclusion, not only does the patriarchy not exist, believing in it is extremely counter-productive to helping the genders. Is it any surprise that male friendly psychologists reject it?

More stuff:

Link to version 1 of the manifesto.

Gynocentrism (Definetely check out more of wokefather's stuff. Very cool)

feminism - Humanity

A non-feminist FAQ

Another perspective on patriarchy theory

Myths about male power

A Shield for Men's video

The new left of the 1960's: feminism

Married women, equity jurisprudence and their property rights.

How a social constructivist view of gender hurts men

Christina Hoff Sommers on how feminism went awry

About the feminist movement, patriarchy theory, and how reaching back to dictionary definitions is disingenuous at best.

"The best book I've read about gender issues, feminism, biology and evolution"

For every 100 girls/women

On feminists' use of language

Feminism is misandric and against equality

Feminist rhetorical tactics

How do feminists fight against men's rights?

The difference between feminism and the MRM

Feminist gaslighting and shaming tactics against men

Feminism and toxic masculinity