What I find weird is that people seem to find it very important to say that they don't like Pizza Cake. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That’s fair, people have their preferences.

It’s only an issue when it’s toxic misogynistic nonsense or “snark” hate. Which PizzaCake attracts a lot of from the reddit crowd.

It is what it is. I'm aware that my personal experiences/situation/identity are topics she deals with regularly in ways that mostly agree with mine, and that that may color my attitude toward her. Neither of us can be held responsible for liking or not liking Pizzacake comics. Glad you were chill about discussing it though, pretty cool of you.

The art style IMO is very standard newspaper comic strip. I appreciate them not trying to force something unique and distracting, like that artist that has floating off-face dots for eyes, or the one that has darkened spear-points for noses.

Humor…well, I guess it’s the eye of the beholder. Not everyone agrees on what’s funny, and direct social commentary isn’t always meant to be funny.

I don't have any stance on this comic or this artist (never seen them before), but comment sections are kind of exactly for opinions to be shared.

It's ironic that even negative comments count as engagement and will most likely be a net positive for the creator.

Man you're gonna shit when you find out women have been reading PA the entire time

What's Penny Arcade?

I don't know why people would be pissed off, as this comment isn't clear if being compared to Penny Arcade is supposed to be a bad thing or a good thing.

recommendation: they should be water. if you do this challenge with adult beverages you'll die

this wasn't posted by the creator :)

It is not a red hearing at all unless it is used to displace another message. So if you were talking about class warfare and your message was drowned out or disrupted by a message of destroy the patriarchy then you could say it is a red hearing.

Sexism isn't just a thing, it is "the" thing to be honest. For example, the leader of the KKK commented over a decade ago that he would rather vote for a black man (Obama) than a white woman (Hillary). Let that sink in, one of the most racist people is still more sexist than racist.

You bring up the fact that people in control use sexism to manipulate people. For sure they do just like they use racism. The crazy part is they might not even be racist or sexist themselves but they know it resonates with people so they will use it for their propaganda.

I think you make a great point about a disconnect that those who are against the patriarchy may have with class issues. On the other hand you could also tie the patriarchy to issue like transgender rights through rigid enforcement of gender roles and fueling genocide with hierarchical structures.

Because that’s largely class reductionism.

Fighting class is one of the most important battles, but it is not the only one in the war on hierarchy.

To what extent is "destroy the patriarchy" a red herring to get people angry at "men" rather than "sociopathic billionaires of all genders?"

Very little. The patriarchy is not about "men better than women," but about enforcing rigid social roles that restrict everybody. Men are expected to show strength, be emotionless, and give their lives in the pursuit of social status far more than women. They are then brainwashed by the power they hold over women into thinking this is a good thing, all the while making us all less free.

This dynamic is so powerful and so prevalent that it is the single greatest social strategy the oligarchs have access to. Every fascist movement on earth succeeds or fails depending on how well they exploit men's place in the patriarchy. The problem with patriarchy lies not in who wears the crown, but how it turns average men into loyal foot soldiers.

On the other hand, women like JK Rowling reinforce their own oppression, as do the actually toxic women who spend all their time hating men. They ostracize other women for not meeting their standards while viewing relationships with men as purely transactional and oppositional. Transphobia is common as they seek to make rigid distinctions between themselves and men. In doing this they cement their roles in society, which only serves both patriarchy and oligarchy.

So no, destroying the patriarchy is not a distraction from class war, but an essential part in winning it. It has nothing to do with hating men, and the myth that it does is propaganda that only serves hierarchy.