Tartle
Agree with that post. And it answers something that was bothering me too.
I believe the agreed sociological definition of oppression is that the class doing the oppressed has to gain from it.
Perhaps traditionally, the number of children was incredibly important. Due to infant mortality, maternal death, etc. And a father to son passing on of skills, jobs and positions.
Which is not so much the case now.
But men still gain from patriarchy.
Women raising the children, being supportive and being fuckable, for a start.
It's very interesting, that the more gains that women make up the power hierarchy, there seems to be a direct correlation into the degradation and demeaning of them in pornography.
Online dating, social media etc. There is an instant assumption from many men that it's all about getting to fuck the woman and nothing else.
It's completely normalised.
And whilst reproducing might not be seen as the top of a young man's list, that's probably more due to the increased availability of women as populations expand.
In fact, in China, the abortion policy is having a direct financial effect. Young men are finding fewer women with whom to reproduce, so they are trying to make themselves more marriageable by saving all their money. Like a dowry, I guess The lack of spending is actually having an impact.
There are all sorts of advantages that men have when oppressing women. I guess they just ebb and flow with history.
Unfortunately, the system just self perpetuates. Although, women are making inroads. The next few hundred years will be interesting.
Having said that, you can see the fear, as evidenced by the transgender laws. And the election of Donald Trump.