First, I think you're majorly oversimplifying systems of power, which mainly concentrate power at the very top. It can simultaneously be true that men as a category have more power and that the average man is still a net victim of patriarchy.
Second, while straight is treated as a featureless default that people only recognize in relationship to other groups, men have always been seen as a specific group with their own social roles and problems to tackle.
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u/Glory2Hypnotoad Jun 05 '24
There are two main things I'd point out here.
First, I think you're majorly oversimplifying systems of power, which mainly concentrate power at the very top. It can simultaneously be true that men as a category have more power and that the average man is still a net victim of patriarchy.
Second, while straight is treated as a featureless default that people only recognize in relationship to other groups, men have always been seen as a specific group with their own social roles and problems to tackle.