patriarchy
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“I Shot Andy Warhol” might not be able to make “SCUM Manifesto” a reality, but it could at least make a life spent toiling under the patriarchy that much less lonely.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The black-and-white drama tells the story of a woman passing herself off as a man in rural 17th-century Germany to escape the constraints of patriarchy.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
Swift’s engagement to the football star was long anticipated by her die-hard fans, who for years studied her lyrics about heartbreak and the patriarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
“I thought that it would be interesting to really give that female relationship its full complexity and not just make it sisterhood against a patriarchy, which I thought would be kind of boring,” Suri explains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
Jane, your films were about sticking it to the man, snapping back at the patriarchy by showing strong female protagonists who didn’t conform to gender roles.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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