Why do men make it seem like it's so hard to respect women?

@Miram You know what you're right, patriarchy is definitely not a male thing

@offingg I've witnessed and lived plenty of instances where females are being condescending and disrespectful to males. And to females who believe in equality. Patriarchy isn't just a male thing, yes.

@Miram You obviously don't know how social/power hierarchy works.

@offingg Please do teach me.

@Miram Sorry, I don't feel like educating a full grown adult older than me for free. Google.com is free.

@offingg You claim more knowledge yet fail to demonstrate your claim. What's the aim then? 🙄 Talking of condescending females.

@Miram Because I do know about it? I've read about it? It's your turn to self educate, it's not hard. As I said, google.com is free.

@offingg I do know too and as far as I know patriarchy is something even women contribute to. Either by indifference or by attempting to suppress those who wish for equality. Because in a society where males enjoy more power, some females too have privileges from the social structure.

@Miram You're very right. Women do contribute to patriarchy, in fact maybe I should make a post about it. However, here we are talking about the main factor here, why the deflection?

@offingg

I see it as the main factor and shouldn't be a problem.

Most social movements today have a problem with ideological purism including feminism. Some people demand that we set out priorities (e.g western feminists only focusing on eastern issues because they are more "serious" than the challenges in the west.) But that task is impossible; we cannot agree on an objective method to determine which is more important; the defense of a woman's reproductive rights or the rights of women to be protected from violence, addressing women promoting inequality or addressing men..You cannot hope that a belief in equality will lead us all to the same priorities. And no matter how divided we are in priorities, the front is the same :equality.

I see it as a core issue to be addressed because it is how we females react to the power structure that is the main solution. If one is demanding equal rights for women or men, those women and men have to be willing to attain those rights, understand them and the responsibilities that come with enjoying them.

*Your question was about disrespect towards females being a male behavior and I responded to that. It was you who deflected by bringing up the patriarchy. I only followed.