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AN UN-SUITABLE WORLD PATRIARCHY IS BROKEN. Its grand structures of phallic dominance are crumbling. The conviction of Harvey Weinstein last week is a sign that the empire is finally falling. The condemnation by the Senate, and call for Bettina Arndt’s Order of Australia to be stripped, owing to her ‘blame the victim’ commentary – in reference to the recent murder of a Hannah Baxter and her three children (Aaliyah, Laianah, and Trey) – proves that the power of patriarchy is waning. The world’s love of a new voice, the fresh inspiration of a young mother prime minister like Jacinda Arden illustrates that people want something real. Something authentic. They no longer trust the judgemental, angry, self-interested patriarchs we have previously awarded with power. Patriarchy, or the system that enshrines male power and privilege is the toxic structure that promotes the economic, cultural and social dominance of a select group of men over everybody else. Patriarchy has been the architect of poisonous binary depictions of violent masculinity and victimised feminity – patriarchy underwrote the stories we were told about how to occupy our gender. It is a force for alienation: from self, from each other and from society. The gender debate has split the nut-shell wide open: gender is not binary, it’s not linear; it’s fluid, it’s personal, it’s as unique as your thumb print.
I don’t know what this band are on, but they’re clearly enjoying it. They tell me they were forged in the throes of a boredom attack on Waterfall Road. They describe their interests as; destroying beautiful things, creating beautiful things, Bison vodka, gin and tonic, delicious scotch, dissolving into the universe, being grateful, love, dusty foot philosophy, the word ‘is’, patting dogs, and the sun. And they would like you to know that Haeata Meihana, aka The Black Wattle, inspired and elicited a throwback to the ritualistic song and dance of yore. Full of smoke, fire, ash, whirling rhythmic movement, they say; where music is a tool to connect and caress, to reach a trance state and experience truth, oneness and clarity. Where music aids your ascension through multiple caves on a spiritual journey to another realm – waves and waves and waves of noise – an ode to the mystics and shamans and freaks, who each took their journey their way. Belligerant Goat too shall take theirs, their way – and their way is fßç4!ng loud! Bringing you a melodic, melancholy, mystical and malignant message of friendship, Friday 8.30pm at the Hotel Great Northern. Belligerent Goat at the Hotel Great Northern Friday from 8.30pm
Patriarchy is an angry, miserable, old man. When I think about what patriarchy looks like, I see Rupert Murdoch. He will die soon too. The king-maker is mortal. Even his son James has been publicly critical of his father’s coverage via News Corp and Fox of climate issues and the obvious allegiance with climate denial. Climate denial, by the way, sounds a lot like domestic violence denial.
Patriarchy has always been about power – about dominating the natural order. The only way to change the system is to break it. There will never be equity, or parity, within a patriarchal system. It’s not co-operative, it’s not in its interests to power-share. So let’s break patriarchy. Let’s start with something symbolic. In the ’70s, early feminists used bra burning as a symbolic act of liberation from ‘enshrined’ patriarchal ideas of beauty. So let’s burn something meaningful to patriarchy; the business suit – that mandatory, anomalous, bland uniform for aspirant and powerful men everywhere. The suit creates the illusion of power, even when there is none. It stifles the voice of a good man and makes him part of a mob. It is the suit of armour for the patriarch in a world where battles aren’t fought on the field but in the boardroom, or courtroom, in parliament, or behind closed doors.
The suit is the uniform of the capitalist captains of patriarchy. Let’s see what sits beneath it – expose the soft crab flesh to the hot water of the truth and see what happens. Sorry patriarchy, absolute power no longer suits you. We need to know what a non-patriarchal man actually looks like.
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Movin’ Marty Nichols has lived and breathed arse-shaking funky tech for over 30 years. He is a true ‘cult’ DJ who has played pretty much every great club in the land, and overseas, and supported many of the greats. Every set is a journey through luscious, uplifting, vocal house – putting a smile on your face and a strut to your butt! Join him on the Curious dance floor for his first time rocking the shed. Also joining the line up for his first time is Sharks Lloyd, a versatile UK DJ now based in Australia. Sharks started DJing at 14 years old and he has built his career in the UK and Europe with the evolution of house music. Sharks has a reputation for pleasing crowds in any time-slot, owing to his years of experience, and true love of music – we can’t wait for him to shred in the shed! Cunning Stunts resident DJs Lord Sut and Dale Stephen will spin the spectrums of audible goodness from house to Balearic to disco, and all that beats in between. Their heart-opening tracks and impeccable selections always get you moving and grooving, tapping and spinning, smiling and grinning – from start to finish at every gig they play. Make sure you’ve been to the cobbler – because these DJs of dance goodness bring the heat to the soles of your shoes and feet! Cosmic Osmosis is a melting pot of electronic stew, global grooves, dubby disco, and heart-opening house. In line with all conscious activities that Cunning Stunts represent, a percentage of the cumulative profits from this Curious event will be donated to local charities; adding to the total of $316,635 that has been donated since their inception. The December 2019 Curious event alone raised $6,600 for the NSW Rural Fire Service North Coast Team. Expect the unexpected; joy, diversity, love and community equal Cosmic Osmosis!
It’s no coincidence that we face the devastating impacts of climate change at exactly the same time as we are trying to grapple with men killing women, and in turn themselves. Death by suicide happens three to four times more for men than for women. Patriarchy clearly isn’t working for men either.
This is the suit worn to win economic dominance. To incarcerate the poor and un-‘suitable’. The suit that creates an anonymous patriarch out of every man. Let’s ban it. Let’s start though, by setting fire to it. If a woman and child were incinerated in a car, in full view of their neighbourhood, let’s burn the symbol of what put them there. The symbol of why nothing has changed.
March yourself into their house in the shed for auditory treats, as Cunning Stunts seduce your feet with two new guest DJs joining the resident crew to dial up the heat.
Curious, Billinudgel Hotel, Saturday 4pm Tix: cunningstunts.com.au
, Music doesn t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music - Jimi Hendrix
Patriarchy has become one of capitalism’s chief conspirators, re-inforcing trickle-down power structures where very little ever trickles down. Forget trickle-down, we need a raging river to facilitate fully actualised co-operative lives in harmony with each other and nature. Patriarchy serves neither women nor men. It certainly has never served nature. The same violence enacted on women has been enacted on our planet. Men have raped and plundered the planet with the same violence they have raped and plundered women.
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