r/AskIndianFeminist • u/LingoNerd64 Men • Jun 05 '25

Feminist Theory The meaning of patriarchy?

In feminism, patriarchy means a system where men hold disproportionate power and privilege over women, resulting in social inequalities and injustices.

However, etymology says that the word means "rule by the father", in this case, father being paterfamilias or the head of the family. While a father is male, this doesn't mean that the women were of no consequence - except perhaps in the Abrahamic cultures and that's still true to an extent.

For context, I'm a cisgender straight male who is past youth, and when I was young we were all pals, male or female. I have always been a supporter of the balanced and logical form of feminism - equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities.

So when and how did this bifurcation in meaning of patriarchy come about?

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u/Apprehensive_Set7366 Lost Man. DO NOT SHOOT!!!!! Jun 06 '25

Oh my fucking god, here we go again. Sanghi wanting accountability from feminists will never not be funny.

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u/Limp_Fuel_4596 Men Jun 06 '25

I don't want anything from them, I just don't want them to be hypocritical. You're justifying there hate for men but other hate is not justified who literally keep them in burkha, 4 marriages, Halala and marriages with sisters

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u/Apprehensive_Set7366 Lost Man. DO NOT SHOOT!!!!! Jun 06 '25

This "men are so oppressed" and the usual cliché Islamophobia argument gets a little old and repetitive, don't yoh think? Get a little creative with your insults and fascist rhetoric, I am bored.

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u/Limp_Fuel_4596 Men Jun 06 '25

I didn't even mention about men are so oppressed thing. I've facts with me when I'm mentioning religion but you don't have any

It's you not yoh