The Myth Of Patriarchy

Feminism claims that we have always lived in a patriarchy that oppresses women. In this video I debunk this rather absurd myth.

(Originally uploaded in 2022.)

0:00 Intro
0:04 The Myth of Patriarchy
2:17 Gender Roles
7:03 Historical Revisionism
15:06 Where Women Held Their Power
19:00 How Patriarchy Benefited Women
22:54 Conclusion

➤ Kitchens in the 1950s: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/brief-history-of-1950s-1960s-kitchens-247463

➤ Phyllis Schlafly on feminism: https://www.npr.org/2014/07/21/333582322/phyllis-schlafly-explains-why-feminism-has-made-women-unhappy

American women who weren’t oppressed:
➤ Ann Franklin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Smith_Franklin
➤ Margaret Corbin: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/margaret-cochran-corbin
➤ Harriot Kezia Hunt: https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-harriot-kezia-hunt.htm
➤ Anne McDowell and other US female writers: https://kalonwomen.com/women-newspaper-publishers-and-editors-in-history/
➤ Sacred Twenty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Twenty

Matriarchal and matrilineal societies:
➤ Ashanti tribes in Ghana: https://repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=listening_to_the_voices
➤ Mosuo tribe in China: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/dec/19/china-mosuo-tribe-matriarchy
➤ Navajo Native American tribe: https://prezi.com/ywp212spnwnn/role-of-women-in-the-navajo-matrilineal-culture/
➤ Khasi tribe in India: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210328-why-some-indians-want-more-mens-rights
➤ Minangkabau tribe in Indonesia: https://www.thedailybeast.com/indonesias-minangkabau-the-worlds-largest-matrilineal-society

Some articles I have written critiquing feminism:
➤ https://feministfallacy.com/2021/11/23/why-i-am-not-a-feminist/
➤ https://feministfallacy.com/2023/02/15/the-lies-of-feminism/
➤ https://www.wespeakfreely.org/2019/09/20/dont-white-feminists-campaign-female-genital-mutilation/

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