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Ani DiFranco

Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we don't talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when it's the superstructure of human society.

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Ani DiFranco is saying that patriarchy is a huge, obvious problem in society that people often ignore or avoid discussing. Because it shapes the entire system of how humans live and organize themselves, it has a deep and powerful impact on the environment.

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