#patriarchy

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

We've always had power. They've always known it.

Wow it’s almost like most of human history has been about controlling women… or something…

[grrrlwiththemostcake]

Patriarchy and Capitalism are definitely linked to each other, I won't deny that.

However, saying men are only misogynists due to capitalism is NOT 100% true. Patriarchy existed long before capitalism was established. Men take advantage of women of all classes, races, ethnicities, and religion. You're excluding gender from the picture, disregarding the truth that has existed throughout history and in all kinds of societies.

[desmon1995]

No Way Out of the Bronx: The Turnbulls and the Whisper of the White Lie

I've been listening more to one of my top three numbers of the Warriors soundtrack which is as you can guess by the title "Can't leave the Bronx Alive".

I feel like out of almost any number this one essentially sells the theme of the album incredibly well, and it makes sense that it is not too long after Derailed (since thematically this is where the big white lie happens).

The Turnbull ACs serve as the first true obstacle the Warriors face, and they are unquestionably the most ferocious.

Depicted as an all-male Puerto Rican gang, they make an imposing entrance, cruising the streets in a large school bus, armed to the teeth with knives, bats, and even firearms. Their aggression is rooted in a profound sense of loss and rage following the tragic murder of Lady Cyrus.

However, instead of channeling their grief into preserving the unity and vision Cyrus advocated for, they become ensnared by Luther's manipulative lies. Consumed by vengeance, they abandon Cyrus's dream of solidarity and instead focus their fury on the Warriors, becoming pawns in Luther’s sinister agenda.

What stands out immediately is how the gender dynamics are already beginning to shift, creating an atmosphere of deeply unsettling fear. The Turnbull ACs don’t approach the Warriors as they would a traditional male gang like the Furies. Instead, they weaponize their masculinity in grotesque ways, circling the Warriors in their bus while hurling catcalls and crude sexual innuendos. This escalates into a chilling suggestion of revenge rape, a disturbing hyperbole that catches the Warriors completely off-guard. At first, the surreal and grotesque behavior leaves the Warriors momentarily disoriented, unsure of how to process what they’re facing. But the moment of hesitation is fleeting as the Turnbulls abruptly shift from psychological torment to raw physical pursuit. The gang locks in, revving their bus engines, and transforms the Bronx into a chaotic, high-stakes battleground in a Mad Max-style chase, pushing the Warriors to their limits in a desperate fight for survival.

Throughout the song, the Turnbull ACs assert their dominance with venom-laced proclamations like "You better come here when I whistle," or "You look like cute little cakes, and I want to take a slice, if you dare." These lines, delivered within the deceptively playful rhythm of a salsa number, are a thin veneer for their deeper malice, reflecting a predatory attempt to assert control. Their repeated accusations of the Warriors as “killers” further heighten the tension, underscoring their pent-up anger and resentment.

This behavior prompts a critical question: Were the Warriors ever truly welcome at the summit? Or was their presence, like Cyrus’s message, never meant to be embraced by the gangs in attendance? The Turnbulls’ aggression hints at an inherent division within the marginalized groups, making it seem as though unity is more fragile than it initially appeared.

What’s chilling is how grounded in reality this all feels. The dynamics at play are not fictional but deeply rooted in the historical realities of colonialism, which frequently employed patriarchy as a tool to "divide and conquer." This patriarchal framework, often inherited from European influences, has survived and flourished within marginalized communities as a means of creating a false sense of control. As noted by Oxfam, harmful beliefs rooted in patriarchy continue to perpetuate violence and division among those already disenfranchised. (Oxfam source)

For the Turnbulls, Cyrus, as a woman of power and influence, represented a rare source of hope in their otherwise oppressive existence. Her death wasn't just a tragic loss, but a painful reminder of the brutal conditions they endure. Rather than addressing these systemic issues, the Turnbulls lash out, taking their grief and frustration out on the Warriors, a group they perceive as beneath them. In doing so, they abandon Cyrus’s vision and instead perpetuate the same cycles of oppression that continue to marginalize them.

The unfortunate truth that this song reveals is that true progress is far more elusive than most of us advocating for progressivism would like to admit.

Even within these groups, there are deeper layers of disenfranchisement, where individuals may be relegated to subgroups that are not only overlooked but actively excluded from the larger movement. These individuals, due to traditional societal norms, are sometimes viewed as unworthy of participation in the broader struggle for change.

The Warriors being and all female gang is one thing but they're all subversive especially towards a 1970s ideology.

Some of them are masculine presenting, others are outwardly queer, Fox in particular does not match the stereotypes associated with Asian women of the time, and Cleon is a Black leader which America has still not been able to reconcile with even in a post Obama world.

You could even argue, that Cleon it's probably seen as the most dangerous of the group anyways because that's history is shown men, even those from marginalized communities would rather just have old white people being charged that actually putting a female or LGBTQ+ member in charge of what they consider to be a position of power.

The Turnbulls are the definition of looking for easy answers to complicated issues and in a moment of intense fashion buy into sociopolitical lies to accuse the other within their own community for the problems that they most likely deep down no are not their fault.

At the end of the song, the turnbulls are basically left looking like stilted mannequins as the Warriors managed to board the subway before getting ran over or worse, and the bulls are left lamenting their disposition in life.

The event is pretty traumatic that even the usual boisterous Ajax is what physically shook before bouncing back, and arguably this ends up building up more and more as they encounter more gangs with similar dispositions even though the misogyny and bigotry come in different flavors.

This is actually a remake of one of my earlier posts from last year, and I figured that since today is the inauguration of djt, I think it's important to reflect on progress and intersectionality to the best of my abilities as we reflect on what these next few years are going to look like.

Full disclosure, I'm a black man, but my sister is a lesbian, and she and her partner stay with me and even with my own disposition in life I know that the things they have to face is even harder, so I wanted to dedicate this rigid day along with this post to them instead of you know who.

[sparkandashes]

[kinkicherryblue]

CAN I GET A CENTURY CHECK, HERE, PLEASE?

[liberalsarecool]

Generational toxic masculinity.

[nodynasty4us]

From the October 31, 2024 article:

“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want. And no one will ever know,” Roberts says in the ad as a woman on screen meets up with her husband after casting her ballot for Harris.

The voter winks at a fellow female voter as her husband asks if she made the “right choice.”

Republicans have responded to the video with outrage, with some claiming that a wife lying about her vote is as bad as an affair.

“If I found out Emma was going to the voting booth and pulling the lever for Harris, that’s the same thing as having an affair,” Fox News host Jesse Watters said on air Wednesday in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.

Other GOP members including Charlie Kirk said the thought was “nauseating.”

[animentality]

[certifiedflop]

Get pied you piece of diarrhea and get your tits eaten by worms

Or if you were cremated get your ashes eaten in an asmr

I hope every nazi follows you into the grave

Anita Bryant just died and I haven't seen one crab rave gif on my dash yet... Come on people

[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

[misogyny4girls]

You wouldn't have fat udders hanging off your chest like you do if they weren't meant to be groped, squeezed, and slapped around after all, would you? Your body is a fucktoy for Men, and there's no reason to try and pretend like it's anything else, especially when you have big hangers like this cow.

[raqualswonderfunblog]

[lindasher]

They deserve it ❤️❤️

Real men deserve worship

[femalethink]

Women do not simply have faces, as men do; they are identified with their faces. Men have a naturalistic relation to their faces. Certainly they care whether they are good-looking or not. They suffer over acne, protruding ears, tiny eyes; they hate getting bald. But there is a much wider latitude in what is aesthetically acceptable in a man's face than what is in a woman's. A man's face is defined as something he basically doesn't need to tamper with; all he has to do is keep it clean. He can avail himself of the options for ornament supplied by nature: a beard, a mustache, longer or shorter hair. But he is not supposed to disguise himself. What he is "really" like is supposed to show. A man lives through his face; it records the progressive stages of his life. And since he doesn't tamper with his face, it is not separate from but is completed by his body—which is judged attractive by the impression it gives of virility and energy. By contrast, a woman's face is potentially separate from her body. She does not treat it naturalistically. A woman's face is the canvas upon which she paints a revised, corrected portrait of herself. One of the rules of this creation is that the face not show what she doesn't want it to show. Her face is an emblem, an icon, a flag. How she arranges her hair, the type of makeup she uses, the quality of her complexion—all these are signs, not of what she is "really" like, but of how she asks to be treated by others, especially men. They establish her status as an "object."

—Susan Sontag, “On Women.”

[feminist-affirmations]