Last evening at a socialization shindig a lass friend gushed over the Barbie flick and recommended we all see the film. I related my lad friend saw the movie with his girlfriend and recommended we avoid the film because the movie hates on men big time.

My lass friend retorted, “Then your friend is an idiot! There should be more movies about taking down the patriarchy!”

Do I need to point out this top-tier contender for the epitome of all irony in the entire history of ever?

And do I need to point out grumpy rhetorical complaining never has the staying power for change? That boisterous demands for fairness fall flat? That simply pointing out a problem isn’t a solution to fix that problem?

About this rumored patriarchal privilege and raising awareness to end this rumored patriarchal dominance. Disproportionate power dynamics exist and will continue to exist. Attempts to create enforceable rules to equal things out is futile. If unhappy with a disproportionate power dynamic, seize that power in any devious way possible and carry that deviousness forward to hold on to this newly-seized power.

Merely talking about it is as effective as a mouse trying to launch a global hepatitis campaign by urinating in the ocean. And concocting regulation to forcibly ensure fairness in power distribution is this same urinating mouse-terrorist attempting the same pandemic by peeing in the geographic center of the Saharan Dune Sea.

No one is going to agree to give up power willingly and no one is going to agree to rules moderating their power. And no one in power cares one pico-iota about fairness and equality.

Revolution. These are a lot of words explaining power dynamics change through revolution, not through feelgoodery, rules, and laws.

I’m not seeing Barbie the movie. Overtly and purposely hating on men is wrong. Way wrong. I very much enjoyed Oppenheimer, though. Nothing quite as grand and enjoyable than a movie about a bunch of powerful Defenders of the Patriarchy taking time during summer camp for earning their Merit Badge in “Blowing Up the Cities of Bad Guys Who Look Different and Think Different Than We Do.”