Genderswaps your view of the web.

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March 27, 2014
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2
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Jailbreak the Patriarchy Extension

Jailbreak the Patriarchy genderswaps the world for you. When it's installed, everything you read in Chrome (except for gmail, so far) loads with pronouns and a reasonably thorough set of other gendered words swapped. For example: \"he loved his mother very much\" would read as \"she loved her father very much\", \"the patriarchy also hurts men\" would read as \"the matriarchy also hurts women\", that sort of thing.

This makes reading stuff on the internet a pretty fascinating and eye-opening experience, I must say. What would the world be like if we reversed the way we speak about women and men? Well, now you can find out!

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Running this extension will not trap you outside the asylum. When you install Jailbreak the Patriarchy, you'll see that there's a new button in the top right corner of your browser. When you click that button, it basically toggles the patriarchy. If Jailbreak the Patriarchy is active when you click, it pauses the extension and reloads your current tab back into reality. If the extension is already paused when you click the button, it unpauses the extension and reloads your current tab back into genderswapped-land.

It's easy to tell when the extension is paused, because the button in the browser will get a big red OFF tag.

Just to be clear, only your current tab will reload automatically, but the pause/unpause is browser-wide and persists until you toggle the button again.

Enjoy!

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UPDATE: As of version 1.0.2, you can go into your extensions and click on 'Options' near Jailbreak if you want to set Jailbreak to turn itself on and off randomly once per day. This will only happen if you go out of your way to turn that option on - by default, you are in complete control and Jailbreak will never turn on unless you click the button. But for those of you who want more random confusion in your lives, the option is now there!

If you have any issues, feel free to email me at [email protected] or (ideally) submit them on Github - https://github.com/DanielleSucher/Jailbreak-the-Patriarchy/issues
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Jailbreak the Patriarchy", "version": "1.0.3", "manifest_version": 2, "description": "Genderswaps your view of the web.", "background": { "page": "background.html" }, "icons": { "16": "icon16.png", "48": "icon48.png", "128": "icon128.png" }, "permissions": [ "tabs", "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "browser_action": { "default_icon": "icon19.png", "default_title": "Toggle Patriarchy" }, "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["http://*/*", "https://*/*"], "js": ["myscript.js"], "run_at" : "document_end" } ], "content_security_policy": "default-src 'none'; script-src 'self'", "options_page": "options.html"}
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How to download and manually install Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Jailbreak the Patriarchy extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Jailbreak the Patriarchy extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Jailbreak the Patriarchy extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Jailbreak the Patriarchy Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension file

Select and download the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Jailbreak the Patriarchy extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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Somto Erinne (ID: 0000001f1e964ce3) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 03/27/2023 It still has a few bugs to iron out. The female dwarf in a story I was reading was still referred to as having a beard, and in two other stories I read, the "huntsmen" did not change to "huntswomen".

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Hanif Al Husaini (ID: 000000f4df148223) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 11/16/2022 Does not change men's rights movement into women's rights movement

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Some Guy Online (ID: 0000008cfcb45704) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 07/26/2020 Besides obviously being a feminist POS; it can collect all your data, including key strokes, it could save your passwords, your favs, it can change your OS settings, and rename your core OS files, essentially it's a trojan, not quite a virus, but can be used as a gateway for other malicious apps. Ran 3 penetration tests on it and boy oh boy; not sure how Google even let this one slip through.

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Rob Silversmith (ID: 000000a450527fe2) Voted ★ - Updated 07/15/2017 Changed "her 25 years of service" to "him 25 years of service." This one shold be easy to fix. Also, doesn't catch "hubby."

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Rhiannon Orizaga (ID: 0000005e197ebed5) Voted 3 ★ - Updated 01/12/2017 This extension didn't work for a long time until months later, it randomly kicked in and surprised me (I had forgotten about it). I can't seem to get it to stop now!