So I keep hearing how women are "revered like goddesses" in our culture.

Cool story.

Meanwhile:

• Equal pay is still a suggestion, not a standard
• Safety is a privilege, not a given
• Leadership positions are "pending approval by the same guys who wrote the rules"

Like, we can be goddesses on pedestals but heaven forbid we ask for equal treatment in the office?

I've been thinking about how this "reverence" actually works. It's like patriarchy found these super efficient hiding spots:

1. Home: All that unpaid labor gets rebranded as "love" and "duty"
2. Work: Glass ceilings but with really good marketing ("she's just not ready yet")
3. Laws: They always "lag behind our values" (convenient excuse)
4. Violence: The ultimate way to shut down dissent
5. Sexuality: Dress codes and desire become surveillance zones
6. Culture: Stories that subtly teach everyone where to stand

The thing is - when one door closes, another opens. The pattern stays, only the packaging changes.

Even our scriptures are more complex than we're told. Sita refused her second agni pariksha. Draupadi turned her humiliation into a constitutional crisis. But somehow these stories of agency get... edited.

Question for this sub: What "goddess" rhetoric have you experienced that felt hollow when compared to actual treatment? How do you navigate the disconnect between cultural reverence and daily reality?

Edit: To those saying "not all men" - this isn't about individuals. It's about recognizing systems so we can change them.