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It's Raining Patriarchy (JGuhe) - Coggle Diagram
It's Raining Patriarchy (JGuhe)
In Black communities, patriarchal views hold a different meaning
In society Black people a lot of the time aren't respected or treated equally, even to this day, so it's often that patriarchal views like the wife preparing the husband's food is seen as one of the few ways to be respected.
"Pressure from outside increases pressure on the inside, Black women face one of the highest rates of intimate partner violence, and they are blamed of everything from lower marriage rates to high crime."
"Counter to that centering of hypermasculinity is Black feminism, which recognizes that fighting the white supremacist patriarchy outside the community is different than fighting the toxic masculinity inside the community."
So many Black families are low income, so women would have to help out financially. These men are also arrested and killed much more often than other men, so women have to be "in charge," not because of the community wanting that though.
"For the men who were left, being respected often centered on what was happening inside their homes because there was no chance of it outside."
Because of how many men are taken from their community, heterosexual Black women are forced to compete for a partner, and this led to a "pick me" culture, where these women are adhering and leaning into things like housework and being submissive.
Adultification is prevalent in POC communities, but especially Black. It's where these girls of color are seen as more mature, needing less support/comfort, and know more about adult topics such as sex.
"Much like the people who responded so angrily to the character of Rue, they likely had never seen Black girls portrayed as innocent and thus did not ask themselves why they felt that innocence was beyond them."
"A girl who is seen as fitting into the patriarchy's present mold of a "good girl," one who won't engage in any of that pesky interest in herself, her own goals and concerns but who is instead seemingly willing to be directed, will often find herself offered more resources by teachers, employers, or other people with power to effect a positive change in her life."
LGBTQIA+ youth face the same or similar harms in their communities as do Black women in theirs.
The patriarchy/toxic masculinity leads to the death, intolerance, misogyny, homophobia, and violence, sexual or otherwise, that these youth face in such a hereronormative society.
"And the fundamental problems of sexism, racism, and homophobia are deeply intertwined with what we think of as more positive masculine behaviors."
A solution to work towards is to reduce the number of traditional narratives held in the community, and replace and challenge them.
"Feminism needs to create room for marginalized communities to talk about more than reactions to educational failures and delinquency, and instead talk about what can be done to crate a space for kids of color to thrive."
Being Raised by Patriarchy
Her Step-Father
Because of how Kendall's step-father was so engrossed in the patriarchy and its ideas, she pushed against them and became more independent, "tomboy-ish," and as her step-dad puts it a "modern woman."
"Feminists need a more realistic understanding of the complex nature of patriarchal influences on marginalized communities."
Being able to be open and free about feminism is a good thing, but not everyone has that ability to do so. Some people are in the middle of a community (especially family) that is based on patriarchal views, so to try to be feminist would be to try to break from the community.
"The patriarchy has more heads than the Hydra, and must be tackled from all sides."