Fathering Injustice: Racial Partriarchy and the Dismantling of Affirmative Action‪.‬

Most people would agree that fatherhood is not a bad thing, in and of itself. But, patriarchy--the rule of fathers--is not a good thing. Patriarchy is both an ideological and social position. Its fundamental premise is that by natural (genetic) inclination, divine rule, and historical practice that which men rule is primary and what is primary is ruled by men. It is also presumed that this is as it should be. This idea of male superiority, like white supremacist ideology, uses existing unequal social arrangements as evidence of the validity of its premise. The fact that whites/males run most of the world and have for some time is offered as evidence enough of who should be in charge. It is my argument that this marriage of patriarchy and racism informs the assault on Affirmative Action. The Myth of American Democracy