In This One I Swear. A lot.
the clearest sign that the patriarchy is severely damaging to men is how fucking stunted of a human being do you have to be to uphold a system as damaging to others as the patriarchy? it’s brainwashed so many men to the point they seriously walk around like, ‘there is no patriarchy in ba sing se.’ this isn’t a ‘woe is men, the victim’ post. it’s a holy fuck men, stop being selfish in a way that is harmful to absolutely everyone, and start being selfish in a manner that heals the shit they’ve done to you post. as a human being, you deserve happiness. you deserve to feel whole. and feel good about yourself. as an individual human being you have the same intrinsic value as every other human being that has ever lived. and you deserve to experience that as a fact. unfortunately, society is twisted. largely due to the patriarchal structure that has tainted pretty much every aspect. so to be the person you have every right to be, with the types of relationships you deserve to have......