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Don’t squash the patriarchy

Nowadays, there is a trend to squash the patriarchy. While it’s great society wants to rid old harmful patriarchal values, Roxanne feels like this connotation brings negativity, swinging the pendulum too far in the other direction. When she examined how influential people she really adores, such as, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King, acted to solve similar cultural problems, they weren’t violent and only preached love.

“I don’t want to squash the patriarchy, but be more loving all the way around.” — Roxanne DePalma

Recently, Mike was influenced by a documentary called The Red Pill. A movie about men’s rights and things that men experience that women have no idea about. Up until watching the movie, Mike had his eyes open for things that happen to women that men don’t know about. He has been very empathetic towards feminism, but wasn’t thinking about himself. This documentary got him to think about himself more often, and helped him find more compassion for himself.