Mona Eltahawy: “Patriarchy is the form of oppression with which the entire world struggles”
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2019
- Mona Eltahawy, a prominent feminist in the Arabic-Muslim world, talks to us about sources of oppression for women - the state, the street and the home - and how the feminist struggle should not focus on attaining equality, but on destroying the patriarchy. Her first book, "Headscarves and Hymens", has recently been translated into Spanish by Capitán Swing, and we’ve taken advantage of her visit to the recent Kosmopolis Festival to learn more about her deeply intertwined thoughts and experiences.
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Patriarchy rules our implicit biases, and the core of our belief system. So you can create laws for how people are to behave towards one another, but until people become aware of their deepest beliefs or shift their beliefs, nothing will change. Oppression, competition, hate mistrust, fear will continue because that is the essence of the patriarchy. That's how they keep the people conditioned to their social roles. True freedom exists only beyond the patriarchy. Why are so many afraid of freedom?
amazing how YOU'RE enlightened and unbiased but others are not.
So how is a matriarchal society any different? Now women will get paid more and get drafted to go to war???
Because they are afraid of losing their superiority. To them superiority is the upmost important thing they have ever known. They cannot let it go....If they do, it means admitting to their mistakes and insults. Freedom's second name is accountability, because there is no one else to blame anymore.
Wait, why it is an octopus if it has seven tentacles?
Eric Francis dude it’s an “octicus” listen bro lol
LMFAO
haha ikr. its a septipus
I love u ! Im a male
From a Pacific island where we practice Matriarchy.
Which person is the head of octopus?
How is capitalism, racism, and homophobia indicative of a patriarchal society? Im genuinely curious.
😂😂 You will never find any logical answer to that in this life.
Word salads from this thing.
Because they are all concepts in which men take a large standing in, where they are the primary cause and factor in the spread of those ideas.
@@taylorn3084 Men are the primary cause and factor in Capitalism? Women are responsible for 80% of purchases made. Every Capitalist male has a wife and kids who gain from it. Racism? Are you claiming men are more racist than women? An Australian department which investigated such an assumption would disagree with you.
@@taylorn3084 Like those women accusing men of wolf whistling at them?
Cheers
Out of the last 500 years, Britain had female rulers for over 250 years in total. Some of those Lady monarchs ruled over the British empire that had control over the entire planet. And during that time, the British empire put in the foundations for all of the western countries including, New Zeland, Australia, Canada, USA, isolated islands in the Caribbean and it also influenced or dominated countries like India, most of Africa and parts of Europe. In other words the Patriarchy they are so hell bend in fighting is in fact a Matriarchy. It is the snake that eats it's own tail...
Queen Elizabeth the first and Queen Mary were in power in the 1500s, arguably at the height of the British empire But yes after them we get Queen Anne that was in power at the 1700s at the decline British empire. I am just irritated with the ignorance of people some times, It is not like we didn't have female rulers in the past. And everybody knows Cleopatra. Nero's Mother from the Roman empire could make the list of the top ten most ruthless and evil rulers of history.
We live in a Gynocentric world and the bigger the government is, the more gynocentric it is.
I think one of the 'biggest challenges in the world right now' is the terrible mischaracterization and diminishment of the innocent octopus, who really just wants to be left alone. ...You might like to paint a picture of an octopus with seven legs, but that octopus might not recognize itself and certainly won't want to purchase your magnificent work of art.
She is right.
She isn’t
Lol yeah right, about as right as her opening statement “octopus have 7 tentacles” haha
Yes she is
@@immortal98638 Profile pic checks out.
The sexism and intolerance in this comment section disgustingly demonstrates the external and internal sexist tendencies that still remain against women. I have lost whatever faith I had in men. Disgusting.
we all know you know 0 about being a man. assuming you do makes you a fool. and we've all seen multiple versions of misandrists. you have zero credibility and are ignorant carrion and nothing more.
So many dudes missing the point.
Because there isn't one ;)
@@aldaoroman not a part of the video explains the connection between patriarchy and the image represented by Saudi Arabia and thus oppression, which i find weird as well. there are in fact many valid points on her explanation about Saudi Arabia and why we gotta separate the state from Islam tho, which is not sth people who repel feminism for any reasons can't relate to
@@yannieso4889 We Should make a Deal with People from Saudi Arabia, a trade, 74 Feminists from the West, in exchange of 1 Person, sounds Fair enough.
@@aldaoroman Just because you have comprehension problems doesn't mean there isn't one.
So what is the point?
She doesn't even know how many legs an octopus has 🤣
You know there's some kind of ignorance when she says that the octopus has SEVEN tentacles.
Her arguments are well ordered and beautifully cogent.
What she mislabels as "patriarchy" here, is actually islam oppressing females.
Patriarchy is a made-up sexist POGROM designed to destroy the family unit by attacking males
(by turning women into schizophrenic sexist men-haters) LOVE is the answer ladies, not hate.
@re fem
>>>Quran (4;34) --- (islam on BEATING/STRIKING women)
...As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct , admonish them, refuse to share their beds, BEAT THEM !! but if they return to OBEDIENCE, seek not against them Means. For Allah is Most High.
@re fem
>>>Sahih Bukhari (7;62;64
) --- (islam on sex with prepubescent girls )
Narrated `Aisha: that the Prophet Mohammad, married her when she was 6 years old and he consummated his marriage when she was 9 years old, and then she remained with him for
nine years (i.e., till his death).
@re fem I hear buzz words...just buzz words
Pity they are pure insanity
6:02 Simple, because your fitrah was telling you it’s wrong to take off
There's a misconception here that these ideas are patriarchal in nature. White supremacy isn't borne of male-to-male systems of power, it's borne of tribalism, and tribalism borne of an instinct of protection. Capitalism is borne of trade, which everyone has participated in, and it's not the fact that most CEO's are male that we have problems with capitalism, it's the fact that there is corruption and a lack of accountability, which has nothing to do with patriarchy. Homophobia is borne of religious teaching, or othering, which can and is done by everyone, and wasn't brought about because of male-to-male power structures.
Then there's the fact that patriarchy: a system that channels ownership and power through male lines only, is actually not the legal baseline in most of the west. Inheritance laws send assets to next of kin, which is the partner, or the family, be it children or relatives equally (estate.findlaw.com/wills/what-happens-if-i-die-without-a-will-.html). So there's no patriarchy there. There are discrimination laws in place that disallow discrimination in the workplace based on sex. Also not patriarchal. The most patriarchal system we have left in the west really, is last names, which people are still free to not take anyway. There really is no enforcement of any patriarchal ideals in the west, unless I've missed something.
I'd say Saudi Arabia is a patriarchy, absolutely. But to call Australia, or England, or America patriarchal, I think is inaccurate, and that all the problems specified by Mona are the result of disparate problems that each require specific and unique answers. This is ridiculously oversimplified, and as a result, is highly inaccurate.
shutup stupid
"white supremacy" "patriarchy" "homophobe" "transphobe" "islamophobe" etc L0L
...are just some of the overused "buzz words", personal attacks, & self projections, from today's intolerant/bigoted "liberal" leftists aggressively pontificating & imposing their SJW gender theories on children & moralistic dogmas on everyone who dares have a different opinion. (oh how "liberal")
This comes from the actual leftist/marxist/communist SUPREMACISTS who dominate most of Academia, TV & News, (thanks in large part to Free-Mason infiltration worldwide in the high echelons of UN, EU, Politics, Academia, Finance & Corporate boardrooms) and who also constantly attempt to censor, deplatform & dehumanize people with any opposing traditional, conservative views & opinions. (oh, again how "liberal" & "democratic")
These radical leftist behave like (today's modern-day) victorian religious fanatics of the new academic religion/dogmas of intersectionality, which not only further ATTACK & DIVIDE (instead of unite or strengthen) society & our family units into many tiny vulnerable fractions, but also maintains the kind of political/social fighting & chaos ...which Leftist/Marxist/Comunists (NW0-Globalists) need to exist, in order to keep their political power..
Todays Liberal Globalist Leftists, have proven to be the new Orwellian Bolshevicks 2.0
Is borne the british way of spelling born?
English is only my second language, so I don't know
Heteropatriarchy and Toxic Masculinity uses religions and cults to justify their persecutions against minorities point.
If religion is in fact written by humans, then you're quite right. These religious texts were likely written by very sexist and patriarchal men in ancient times when this was more acceptable. The problem now is that the religion is what's left, not the authors of it. It's hard to wipe a nation of its traditions, even if they are inherently patriarchal and sexist in nature, but the sooner that happens, the better.
The seven tentacles of the octopus...
The problem that she's trying to raise is islam being screwd up, doesn't sound like how she's saying that patriarchy is bad
She is a muslim for reasons. She wants to destroy patriarchy inside Islam. She is working hard to turn muslim females away from Patriarchal interpretations of Islam to more feminized ones.
Sorry Mona. In a free liberal society NO set of ideas are above analysis & criticism. Pernicious ideas are not protected by blasphemy laws, or by the race, ethnicity, gender or religion of their holder. Ideas are not people. Analysing, challenging & criticising an ideology isn't persecution. It's critical thinking. In a free, liberal society you do not get to police who can & cannot discuss, criticise, challenge or advocate for or against Islam or feminism or "the patriarchy" or anything else. Just like you are free to share your opinions about Islam, feminism & patriarchy everyone else can too, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity or religion. Regardless if their opinions don't conform to yours.
Exactly
as if any leftist, progressive, feminist has ANY IDEA about the truth you speak (write).
TIL octopus have seven tentacles
We don't vote ..that much...
I feel like this generation is going to die out
Love and respect from Ukraine!
The 109 thumbs-down👎 show only that Mona is right 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Amen!
well said Mona
Her Criticisms of Saudi Arabia and Islam are interesting. The rest is feminist gobbledygook.
2:28 👏👏👏
Just looking at It, you can tell It is nuts as hell.
Why is there such a thing as "the patriarchy"?
Spiritually speaking (gender aside), matriarchal wisdom can begin with a fundamental understanding of the cyclical nature of reality (God).
Represented by the snake in many creation myths, the living cycle has a trinity of a beginning (head), a middle and end (tail). As above so below, the sexes were created in the image of God's cyclical nature where Mother is the head and opening to all beginnings and Father holds the tail to all endings (through which the sowing of seeds allow for the next great matriarchal rebirth).The joining of the two (symbolized by the Ouroborus or the marriage ring) is the sacred union needed in assuring the creation and continuation of new life cycles. To speak of the present day God as "Our Father" is simply an admission to our collective positioning within the bigger cycle.
As all mothers have direct experience with the creator quality of birthing, so is the direct experience of rebirthing the divinity within (baptism) belong to that which is spiritually matriarchal. (John 3, verse 3-8).
Sekhmet statues (ancient Egyptian) carry most of their weight in symbolic memory of what was a mother culture dedicated to the direct experience of baptism. As the leg shaped hairlocks extend from maternal breasts to the womb of rebirth, the lioness's head proportions are such that they highlight the bust of a second animal figure. The Lioness's ears as eyes and eyes as nose (nostrils) brings to life the figure of a reptile. 'Neath the halo headress of the solar egg, the lioness's egg fertilization process being internal (Set) and the reptile's egg fertilization process being external (Setting), such being key components to the safety of entering the trans-egoic or "born again" state. The life threatening fear associated with the predatory nature of a lion and/or crocodile encounter are reflective of the intense ego death experiences associated with the transpersonal awakening process.
In spiritually matriarchal times, illumination could be seen as wearing the false beard (ancient Egyptian funerary "ego" death mask) as the high state of cyclical self knowing; high awareness of both our upper matriarchal half and our lower (later) patriarchal half (compared with a mini lower body replica, an "as above so below" tail end beard extension); in full recognition of her civilizational Underworld, her inevitable cyclical destiny. The male pharaoh wears his beard tapered in reverse, indicating a pointing upwards towards the patriarchal head, divine representative of God's tail end cycle.
Mary Magdalene's anointing and wiping of Jesus's feet with her hair can then be seen as head to tail (toe) imagery as she descends her matriarchal head to his patriarchal feet, thus reenacting the high understanding of the divine cyclical process. (John 12:3)
To carry the Ankh was perhaps to symbolically carry that upper and lower understanding. As the upper matriarchal womb symbolised the fertile birthing of civilization, below, the now Christian cross is carried to place emphasis on the lower (later) "End Times" Father principle of the great cycle.
Lord Ganesha, the elephant headed Hindu diety, displays a cyclical head to trunk symbolism and points to the Mother head of his matriarchal elephant society.
A whole temple was dedicated to the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, who is the matriarchal "Uterus" personified. czcams.com/video/J0m0zJSEFK0/video.html
"See all women as mothers, serve them as your mother. When you see the entire world as the mother, the ego falls away. See everything as Mother and you will know God." - Neem Karoli Baba
The biggest problem in the world, I wasweaty workoutss curious to know what comes next .. Open your eyes woman.
Mona
says she is a non-white woman. See her comments on Q&A 4 November 2019. Since when are Egyptians non white? White people or caucasians include people from North Africa. What race are you Mona?
No, Arabs are not white
i doubt white people view north africans as white.
Very well said Mona. Thank you.
She’s inspirational
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This is too much fun that she can't make a clear argument
I think it's pretty clear - "Fuck you" to racists and "Fuck you" to misogynists - where's the opacity??
@magnetothewhite ... But patriarchy IS misogynistic because it values the male perspective over the female perspective, when really, men are pretty powerless (but that's a discussion for another time). Instead we should value feminism, which means women should get virtually the same opportunities as men and vice versa. It calls for equality and fairness and not given sex 😒.
I don't think anyone is saying you're calling her a bitch, but ANYONE who supports patriarchy is definitely misogynistic 🤷🏾.
@magnetothewhite ... There absolutely is. Are you joking? I'm sorry, I can't tell
@magnetothewhite ... Yeah, you stupid and uneducated. That's all I'mma say.
@@dreajp Men are by nature protectors. If you lived in a "patriachy" you will be protected. Women do get the same opportunities. Name me what opportunities women in the WEST don't have? So anyone who supports a matriachy is a misandrist?
Insane.
Oh wow - your parents got a scholarship to study medicine in London - muh oppressions
shempone antidotal evidence is not actually evidence dummy
Joan Tron Asian calm down. This ain’t maths
@The Patriarchy Is Beta Males Trying to be gods eat genitalia moron
Mona Eltahawy was sexually assaulted, beaten and had both arms broken by Egyptian riot police when covering protests in Tahrir Square. She's a very brave, humane and intelligent woman, and you could learn a hell of a lot from her.
@@dreamer2260 nope. Her emotional intelligence is stunted and warped. Only thing to learn from her is to avoid being like her. Her circumstances don’t change her privilege.
Capitalism is patriarchy? why is it that in most marriages, the women manages the money? (and also spends the most)
I used to think before watching this video that the patriarchy and sexism including internalised misogyny was just another tentacle and then realised it was the body of the octopus itself.
I am black and I am proud of my country's patriarchy can you imagine a world ruled by women?
@Miaco Diol patriarchy is a nor.al structure of society it built the civilization you're living in today there is reason social animals all follow patriarchy. A man was born to lead you can see that from their mentality and physical strength
.... this to you is normal? Slaughter, evil torture, non stop wars where clildren have arms and legs blown off, nuclear bombs that melt the flesh off people, killing power and stuff, rampant pedophilia in the upper wealth circles. WOW if that is normal you are insane, but then again your names tells us that right off the bat.
@@atennyson4143 what do you mean? Are you saying patriarchy causes those things?
@Miaco Diol explain to me how nuclear bombs are caused by patriarchy
Yes i can - matriarchy would be no different to patriarchy - but Mona doesn't want matriarchy, she was sexual equality, you know that. If you grew up in a sexual equality country such as my country Australia, you wouldn't have those sexiest views of your's - your sexiest country made you sexiest!
Learn to respect women!
The patriarchy exist only in your own mind.
Bullshit. Just because you're willfully blind doesn't mean we all are.
@@learntospellpeople you're a biased, emotional, uneducated fool.
Yeah, first world woman talking about patriarchy.🤡
"How many men must we kill" Mona the Psychopathic Feminist
She love men and has her partner
Feminists hate only psycho men.
@@QueerCapricorn6572 she's a disgrace to feminism
@@Adam-ml1ez feminism is an ideology not a community.
@@QueerCapricorn6572 Typical Feminist, no woman can do wrong and all the evils come from the Male sex
@@aldaoroman you know there are feminists who are males.
This woman is a lesbian, or at least on the LGBT spectrum. She is playing the straight role because she knows that coming out would make it too hard for her ideas to become acceptable in the hetero-conservative Muslim world.
How does her sexual persuasion have any impact on her point of view or the truth she speaks? I agree with her and i'm not a Lesbian or on the LGBT spectrum...i am a woman who sees the Patriarchy and misogyny in life. She's talking about something relevant and pressing in the world.
@@anjelt2137 I agree her sexual preferences have no bearing on what her "argument". You see misogyny everywhere? I see misandry and a gynocentric world. If instead of bitching about the fictional "gender wage gap" women got upset about the CEO to worker wage gap, we might see some progress on wages.
@@anjelt2137 how does one's identity have "any" impact on one's PoV? LOLOLOLOLOL. gee, i don't know, Angel. let me think
@@RobertMJohnson I was really saying that her PoV shouldn't be written off simply if she's Lesbian or on the LGBT spectrum...in response to Bingham G's comment. Does belittling me for my view make you feel you've helped me see in a new way; what is the point of putting anyone down for their views?
@@anjelt2137 then say THAT otherwise you’re just another leftist attempting to change my beloved English language
Words have meanings.
hhhhhhhhhhhhhh its easier to wear hijab than to take it off. Lol
You are so womanizer!
I’d be a feminist too if I looked like that