Manlihood Mancast

When I was growing up, even in the feminism soaked 1980’s - the word “patriarch” had a sense of honor about it. I saw my father as the leader of our home. I saw the men that signed the Declaration of Independence as the “founding fathers” of our nation. The word “patriarch” was used to describe the biblical heroes like Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and Joseph. But if you hear the word today, it’s almost always surrounded in negativity, and sometimes outright hatred. What if we could reclaim the word patriarch? Patriarchy isn't a bad word This is a common thing these days, for a word to change in its connotation and its definition - to become a bad thing. By definition, patriarchy is about the leadership of a father. Over time, that definition has morphed to also imply the exclusion of females. I understand that culturally, it may seem unfair that the father’s name is passed down, or that there tend to be more males in positions of leadership. I also understand that sometimes men step into a role of privilege and the