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ZombieHorde

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1. Yep. This is one of the reasons patriarchy sucks.

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:37 AM

Feb 2013

It denies both men and women their individuality.

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Negative stereotypes about boys hinder their academic achievement [View all] DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 OP

Yep. This is one of the reasons patriarchy sucks. ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #1

I don't see how the stereotype that boys are inferior is attributable to patriarchy. DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #2

A large part of patriarchy is assigned gender roles. ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #3

So basically "patriarchy" is a catch-all label to describe anything you don't like. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #5

I have said nothing of the sort, but feel free to believe whatever you can ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #7

And yet, when it was widely assumed that girls were academically inferior, that was "patriarchy",too Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #8

If patriarchy was a "nefarious penis conspiracy," ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #9

If one wants to say "traditional gender roles", one can just say that. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #10

Hmmm... ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #11

Everyone should be get at least a cursory grounding in Korzybyski & General Semantics, IMHO Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #13

I don't even think "traditional" is an operative word. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #15

Nefarious Penis Conspiracy opened for The Reverand Horton Heat at the Paradise in Boston in '93 ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #12

Yes, but the flyers around town were epic. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #14

while assuring them that girls and boys are equally academic may help them achieve. seabeyond Feb 2013 #4

I think all kids are different, and respond to different stuff. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #6

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