Protect Your Critical Thinking From Patriarchy with Kneo Mokgopa

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Many males avoid using the word patriarchy because they perceive it as an attack on their gender. Some activists have even asserted that men of African origin are not entitled to privilege or patriarchy. Despite this, many people are still unaware of the influence of patriarchal structures. During a conference in November 2023, my guest Kneo Mokgopa gave a fascinating presentation titled "Protecting Your Critical Thinking From Patriarchy." The presentation discussed how patriarchal thinking prevents men from fully experiencing their humanity, putting us in boxes and creating conflicting notions of what is possible for us as men in a society that is constantly changing. We dissect this and examine the ways in which families, schools, and even the way we phrase certain arguments in social interactions uphold patriarchy.
 
 Kneo Mokgopa (they/he), LLB. is the Narrative Development Manager at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Kneo holds a law degree from the University of Cape Town and is a Thought Fellow at the Centre for Creative & Critical Thought at the University of Stellenbosch. Kneo serves on Section 11 Committee on the National Question and Anti-Racism, hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission, and they are a widely published writer with a regular column in the Daily Maverick, titled Unthere where they explore the nature of the boundaries between human and object in post-Apartheid South Africa.

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