Gender War Bros Defend a System Built to Control Them Too

They think patriarchy = freedom. NOPE.

Happy Sunday, y’all!

This is a rant from my Instagram stories this morning. I was laying around and had to get this off my chest because the contradiction is too loud: so many of these podcast bros are screaming about protecting masculinity and restoring order while doing everything they can to duck the actual responsibility patriarchy demands.

Let’s be clear: patriarchy isn’t just a boys’ club where men get to do whatever they want. It’s a strict system. It’s duty, structure, and obligation enforced by other men. You don’t get to call yourself a patriarch if you’re not willing to provide, protect, and show up even when you don’t want to.

Today’s men want the perks of traditionalism without the discipline. They want male privilege without male responsibility. That’s not how you obtain or sustain power.

And when the system doesn’t reward them or when they fail to compete, they pivot and say it’s women’s fault. Child support, for example, gets turned into an attack on men, when it’s actually a function of a white supremacist capitalist patriarchal state. That’s not feminism coming for you. That’s the very system you claim to worship, reminding you of your duties. What they’re really mad about is that patriarchy doesn't love them back.

💜Kim

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