The reason for "the patriarchy" was not to hold women down, but to protect them from themselves and their own wishful thinking.
Trump got in trouble, not for saying "Grab her right in the pussy" but for letting the cat out of the bag: star-struck women will give it up easily if they think they can land a rich, powerful, famous man.
I knew of a divorcée in her 40s with two teenage daughters who honestly thought she could land the 30-something-year old unmarried CEO of his own business.
I knew of a man who divorced his short, frumpy wife to marry his younger, leggy, more stylish secretary.
Two years later the new wife took him to the cleaners.
He had to pay her $5 million in the divorce settlement.
That was back when a new Chevy Impala with auto trans, air and a radio cost $4,000.
He had a chain of 20+ stores when he married the secretary.
When she finished with him he had to sell everything just to stay afloat.
So women aren’t the only ones who play stupid games.
The old patriarchal system worked pretty well, for the most part.
The women’s lib movement has torn the family up, which in turn has torn society apart.
I miss the old days.