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Understanding Patriarchy
“Listen to the voices of wounded grown children raised in patriarchal homes and you will hear different versions with the same underlying theme, the use of violence to reinforce our indoctrination and acceptance of patriarchy” (21)
This is abuse and no reason can justify it. There is no “correct” way of living and children shouldn’t be punished for being who they are. I’m sure most of us have experienced adults trying to teach us how women or men are supposed to act. Nowadays, we don’t have to follow that stereotypical rule.
“But the most common forms of patriarchal violence are those that take place in the home between patriarchal parents and children. The point of such violence is usually reinforced a dominator model, in which the authority figure is deemed ruler over those without power and given the right to maintain that rule through practices of subjugation, subordination, and submission” (24)
A relationship like this can never last long-term. A household like this can become suffocating and unsafe. A partner with too much authority can be controlling and abusive towards their partner and children. The child may unconsciously inherit these ideals and the other parent won’t be able to do much if they don’t realize the gravity of their situation.
What Memes Owe to Art History
“Through humor, memes incite a collective reaction to everyday life as well as reveling in it, in a format no less playful than it is political, decoding the murky structural screw-ups, paradoxes, and hypocrisies of our current political climate.”
Memes are hilarious and can simplify a situation or a feel with a few words and a picture. An example would be the dog sitting in a house on fire saying, “This is fine”. This meme could be used to describe our chaotic situation and ignoring the problem in front of us. Memes could be seen politically or personally.
“But Wershler noted the limits of political memes in isolation. “Narratives matter.…Pictures don’t speak for themselves,” he said, arguing that memes are not just jokes, but rather have the potential to be more sinister than what meets the eye. “Memes aren’t an innocent process—they carry serious political weight, and not always of the activist variety,” Wershler said, citing the website 4chan’s politics board and other alt-right cyber-communes where hate speech has festered in the form of memes.”
Sometimes, using pictures and words separately may not get the message across. You show a picture of an event but without context, people won’t understand what’s happening. It’s the same with words, people may relate to it however if you want your words to be interpreted differently you have to show some evidence.
Memes Are Our Generation's Protest Art
“Under Donald Trump specifically, Burroughs says, memes have grown in popularity as a way to express political opinions, similar to how George W. Bush’s presidency gave rise to liberal blogs. Most are rooted either in expressing anger, mocking Trump, or collectively coping with the absurdity and even trauma of his presidency.”
I remember seeing a lot of memes that were mostly mocking and expressing anger during Donald Trump's presidency. I never saw any that were defending him and if I did, they didn’t leave a lasting impression. It was during those years that a lot of younger audiences like teenagers, were getting into politics.
“Memes can spread far more quickly than the songs or art projects of previous generations, and there’s such a low barrier to entry that anyone can make them; they can go viral in a matter of minutes.”
This is true, you don’t have to be a great artist to create a meme. They can go viral in a matter of minutes because of a situation that is currently happening. People can turn the comment section into a political debate or give others more context of the situation if they wish to learn more about it.
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