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The former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is reportedly terrified of the #MeToo movement — and thinks Oprah Winfrey poses an existential threat to President Donald Trump.
[*]"Women are gonna take charge of society. And they couldn't juxtapose a better villain than Trump. He is the patriarch," the journalist Joshua Green quoted Bannon as saying in his book "Devil's Bargain."
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Can you provide examples of successful matriarchal societies?
The UK for one and within that England in particular. On a wider scale, many of the golden ages of Europe transpired under the leadership of women.
You are misusing the term.
National leadership does not make a society patriarchal or matriarchal.
The day in, day out, lives of those in the society is what matters, I would argue.
Matriarchy is a social system in which females (most notably in mammals) hold the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to the disciplines of anthropology and feminism differ in some respects. Most anthropologists hold that there are no known anthropological societies that are unambiguously matriarchal, but some authors believe exceptions may exist or may have. (wikipedia).
I am no big fan of wikipedea, you are free provide other sources for differing meanings.
No doubt your usage can be supported, by some sources, but I would argue against it.
Can you provide examples of successful matriarchal societies?
Don't worry, matriarchy, in today's sense, isn't about subjugation of men to women.
It's seems to be getting awfully acceptable to finesse money away from men and give absolutely nothing in return. However, I think men are starting to wake up to this. It does my heart good to see a guy take his date to a coffee shop. That tells me that he is mindful of not investing too much in a woman until he gets something back.
Are we talking business venture?
Call it whatever you want. Men want sex. Refusing to acknowledge that is just fooling yourself. The funny thing is that women want sex too once they are conditioned to enjoy it. In the USA, #MeToo and wokeness has replaced the prudeness of Victorian mentality of years past. The prudeness is still there, it's just that #MeToo'ers have replaced the puritans.
I just love how women walk around half-dressed in Rio de Janeiro and it's OK to stare.
Ok, but we recently had a discussion about sex before marriage being verboten. Now what?
Oh, and what conditioner works best?
Can you provide examples of successful matriarchal societies?
I provide a documented source to support my understanding of the meaning of a word.That seems like a no true Scotsman fallacy. I would argue that any society with a female monarch could be considered a matriarchy as all authority in such a society stems from the crown.
Don't worry, matriarchy, in today's sense, isn't about subjugation of men to women.
Ok, but we recently had a discussion about sex before marriage being verboten. Now what?
Oh, and what conditioner works best?
Oh, yes, this is no longer "a man's world."
Women are definitely in the driver's seat: in divorce court, women usually win; if a woman accuses a man of inappropriate conduct, many people (including Secretary Clinton) feel that the man is guilty until proven innocent; California now mandates a percentage of ladies on governing boards of some companies; ladies charged with inappropriate conduct with minors always get a lesser punishment than men, etc.
This is now a woman's world.
Call it whatever you want. Men want sex. Refusing to acknowledge that is just fooling yourself. The funny thing is that women want sex too once they are conditioned to enjoy it. In the USA, #MeToo and wokeness has replaced the prudeness of Victorian mentality of years past. The prudeness is still there, it's just that #MeToo'ers have replaced the puritans.
I just love how women walk around half-dressed in Rio de Janeiro and it's OK to stare.
You are so terrified of women....
(L'Oreal) Or so I'm reliably informed. Leaves your hair manageable and silky soft. Must be the jojoba.
Call it whatever you want. Men want sex. Refusing to acknowledge that is just fooling yourself. The funny thing is that women want sex too once they are conditioned to enjoy it. In the USA, #MeToo and wokeness has replaced the prudeness of Victorian mentality of years past. The prudeness is still there, it's just that #MeToo'ers have replaced the puritans.
I just love how women walk around half-dressed in Rio de Janeiro and it's OK to stare.
Somehow I don't think that is what he is implying
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