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Why I don't use the P word anymore

Musings from a Feminine perspective

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Ruby May
Oct 10, 2024
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Patriarchy. I’ve avoided using the word for a few years and I always cringe a little bit when I hear it.

I don’t like it because to me it represents a larger blindspot around pointing fingers at others and not looking at ourselves. Often, the underlying sentiment is the polarising perspective that it’s all down to men and women are passive victims, and I…

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