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This essay seeks to combine Frèdéric Gros? concept of subordination, presented in Disobey: The philosophy of Resistance, with the theory of women?s subordination proposed by feminist philosophers aligned with the Speech Acts Theory framework. It purports to show that the paternalism identified by Gros as a trademark of subordinative arrangements is present as such in sexist societies, playing a justificatory role in what concerns the morality of the subordination of women to men. The text discusses uses of sexist derogatory words to show that such words reflect a patriarchal world view, evoking paternalistic stereotypes. Additionally, it is argued that counter-speech and slur appropriation can work as efficacious forms of resistance and disobedience to the patriarchy.