It does not, however, follow, that it does not repress women. "But not all mens!" is true, but is also a bit of a red herring. Most members of both genders suffer it to their detriment.
i don't believe anyone thinks this a or that anyone cares if we're here by accident of history or by intention.
"It also implies that men actually are in charge. Some men may be but the vast majority are not."
of course, and the vast majority of women aren't in charge either, but the topic has been gender roles, not who's in charge. recall that i was questioning the claim that patriarchy is a misnomer because it's bad for men too. the subject at hand is gender roles and gender expectations.
"If incarceration and university enrollment numbers are examined, it might even look like men as a class are the oppressed not the oppressors."
yes, patriarchy is bad for men. and if you look at the number of people murdered by their spouse it also looks pretty oppressive to women. that's the point, patriarchy is oppressive to everyone.
Nope. What I wrote that it is perpetuated/enforced by both men and women (arguably by women more than men) and has both negative and positive effects for both men and women.
anyway, gender roles and gender expectations.
Framing, which is very important in political discussion (e.g. estate tax vs. death tax).