The Patriarchy is Nonbinary

“When education is not liberating, it becomes the dream of the oppressed to become the oppressor.”** Welcome back to Communion! We're so glad you're here. In this episode we discuss: Backlash for challenging toxic gender norms The reinforcement of patriarchy by women What would the matriarchy do? Systemic perceptions of beauty Pedophilia in our collective conscious, determining our body standards, influencing our psyches Realizing our own complicity within bondage Fasting to discover the Self outside of prescribed roles Travel as a source of liberation and grief The power of queerness and alternative labels as a way of decentering men The fluidity of love, energy, and identity **paraphrased from Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed"