> What many misunderstand about the patriarchy is in thinking its an agreed, secret, organised system of ensuring male dominance. That perspective is so easy to refute, this refutation gets equated with the non-existence of the patriarchy itself.
This confusion is a deliberate outcome of the name "the patriarchy".
> Likewise there has never been a female US president, or chess world champion, or F1 champion, which does not actually point to talent but to inequality.
This is weasel words, though. "Inequality" covers outcome and opportunity. You're pointing at unequal outcomes to imply unequal opportunities, due to a giant anti-female conspiracy. Women in chess even have easier-to-attain rankings (WGM is basically equivalent to IM for men and women). There's nothing unfair about chess rankings or the game, other than women having easier-to-access rankings. It's just outcomes based on population preferences and aptitudes.
> You might say the patriarchy is not a diagnosis, but a symptom.
You might say that the dominance of black players at the top levels of the NBA is not a diagnosis, but a symptom as well. But to say either is still to imply a conspiracy.
This confusion is a deliberate outcome of the name "the patriarchy".
> Likewise there has never been a female US president, or chess world champion, or F1 champion, which does not actually point to talent but to inequality.
This is weasel words, though. "Inequality" covers outcome and opportunity. You're pointing at unequal outcomes to imply unequal opportunities, due to a giant anti-female conspiracy. Women in chess even have easier-to-attain rankings (WGM is basically equivalent to IM for men and women). There's nothing unfair about chess rankings or the game, other than women having easier-to-access rankings. It's just outcomes based on population preferences and aptitudes.
> You might say the patriarchy is not a diagnosis, but a symptom.
You might say that the dominance of black players at the top levels of the NBA is not a diagnosis, but a symptom as well. But to say either is still to imply a conspiracy.