From Johnson’s essay about patriarchy, I learn how patriarchy built and how it impacts every individual and how individuals participate in the system.

There’s oppressions everywhere, not just to women even to men themselves. Patriarchy divide human beings to women and men also in patriarchy, heterosexuality love is the only romantic love form being encourage and main stream. Other love forms would be considered as ugly. It also apply double standards to women and men: if a woman take good care of her kids, that would receives multiple compliments also it would be considered the woman plays the mother role she should play and also she acts it well. But if a man stays at home and take good care of his kids, patriarchy would considers the husband is not muscline enough. A man should go out to work and protect his family instead of doing caring work to his own kids. Women should be vulnerable and it is allowed but men should control their emotions and not allowed to show their vulnerable sides. Because men should be strong and powerful, being emotional is not allowed and it is only allowed for women.

Patriarchy is a binary system and no one can be their true selves in this system. Everyone is othering and plays the role that patriarchy allows them to play.