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Rahul Gandhi’s call to “smash the patriarchy” has produced an unusual kind of disagreement among feminists, where the argument unfolding online is less about whether patriarchy is real and more about what feminists should do when a mainstream political leader begins speaking in the language that generations of feminist movements fought to make part of public life. While demanding greater accountability from people in positions of greater power is rarely a bad thing, the particular standard of accountability being demanded here begins to look less like feminist scrutiny and more like political purity, writes @devruparakshit.
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Rahul Gandhi’s call to “smash the patriarchy” has produced an unusual kind of disagreement among feminists, where the argument unfolding online is less about whether patriarchy is real and more about what feminists should do when a mainstream political leader begins speaking in the language that generations of feminist movements fought to make part of public life. While demanding greater accountability from people in positions of greater power is rarely a bad thing, the particular standard of accountability being demanded here begins to look less like feminist scrutiny and more like political purity, writes @devruparakshit.
Link to read the full piece: thequint.com/opinion/rahul-gandhi-smash-the-patriarchy-feminism-gender-debate-manusmriti-congress-bjp
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