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Patriarchy as a “natural” phenomenon required to reproduce the human race

Georgia NeSmith
6 min readDec 30, 2021

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ARGUMENTS FAVORING “PATRIARCHY” AS A “NATURAL” SOCIAL ARRANGEMENT OF POWER ARE AS BOGUS AS DONALD TRUMP’S “HAIR”

NOTE: this essay began as a response to:

NOTE ALSO: The above article title is intended by as irony by author Katie Jgin — just in case someone gets the wrong idea straight off and won’t follow the link as a result. Clarifying to ensure confusion by irony doesn’t interfere with recognizing excellent arguments.

The first part of this argument was posted as a reaction to Katie Jgin, so it will be repetitious to those who have read that comment.

Without being able to see the context & specific contents of “men bashing” comments you identify, it’s hard for me to offer a precise, accurate (as proven by examples) assessment of this surprising phenomenon.

However, my first, gut reaction was this: I suspect the men whose comments are covered by the phrase “bashing men” don’t see their comments as “bashing” but rather stating what they see as a reality…

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Georgia NeSmith
Georgia NeSmith

Written by Georgia NeSmith

Retired professor, feminist, writer, photographer, activist, grandmother of 5, overall Wise Woman. Phd UIA School of Journalism & Mass Communication, 1994.