Thanks for the support. I was beginning to wonder about all the commenters. But you really named what's going on.
I don't know how to be more clear about the whole "patriarchy doesn't mean men" thing.
I mean. that was the title of the article for crying out loud.
Especially when individual men insist on clinging to the old way of thinking as if it were the only one. And then getting all angry, butthurt, and aggressive when women speak their piece. It's such a double standard, and it's no wonder it makes women freaking mad.
The system sucks in many ways. Let's change it. And let's stop arguing about whose fault it is - since that is getting us exactly nowhere.
Cheers!