Title: 6 Ways The Patriarchy Is Harmful To Men, Because Feminism Isn't Just For Women
Headings: 6 Ways The Patriarchy Hurts Men
6 Ways The Patriarchy Hurts Men
1. Toxic Masculinity
2. Sexual Assault
3. Sexual Aggression
4. Domestic Violence
5. Fatherhood
6. Mental Health

Content: 6 Ways The Patriarchy Is Harmful To Men, Because Feminism Isn't Just For Women
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6 Ways The Patriarchy Hurts Men
By Eliza Castile
November 19, 2015
Women are the face of feminism, and understandably so; after all, we're the originators, advocates, and defendants of the equal rights movement. When we focus solely on how feminism benefits women, however, we leave out a hugely important part of the conversation — namely, ways the patriarchy affects men. Since the birth of the modern feminist movement in the early twentieth century, there has been considerable discussion of whether men can be feminists, and the answer often depends on your definition of feminism. Noted feminist and philosopher Simone de Beauvior, for instance, argued in The Second Sex that (cisgender) men cannot be feminists due to inherent differences between genders. Even today, some argue that men are only capable of being allies rather than feminists, either out of an inability to truly empathize or a distrust for their intentions. As Kat Stoeffel explained in The Cut last year, "There’s something suspicious about anyone eager to identify with the oppressed." More like this
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However, contemporary feminism as a whole seems to be moving toward the consensus that yes, men can be feminists — and they should, because the patriarchy affects their lives as well as women's, if not to the same extent. Of course, the majority of the ways the patriarchy affects men are beneficial, from the lack of laws policing their bodies to their setting as the "default" gender.