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Femininity ≠ Womanhood
Pass it on!
Tag: femininity
rad-bad-and-dangerous-to-know:
Femininity ≠ Womanhood
Pass it on!
The things women are expected to do in order to perform expected femininity to the larger misogynistic society is the definition of cruelty beyond words.
The things women are expected to do in order to perform expected femininity to the larger misogynistic society is the definition of cruelty beyond words.
When you unexpectedly achieve your dream but everyone else brought mascara.
how is this funny? this is really sad. All the male athletes have to do is perform well in their sport (which is what matters), and they’ll be taken seriously and respected. But women have to not only do that, but also be sufficiently “pretty” in order to be respected. And she knows this, to the point where she won’t show her NATURAL face even after such a big achievement because of the pressure women face to be dolled up and beautiful at all times.
It’s massively fucked up and I don’t understand how anyone could ever think this is funny.
I’m so tired of people acting like this pressure doesn’t exist, as if women don’t have to fear judgment about our appearance in a way that men never will.
When you unexpectedly achieve your dream but everyone else brought mascara.
how is this funny? this is really sad. All the male athletes have to do is perform well in their sport (which is what matters), and they’ll be taken seriously and respected. But women have to not only do that, but also be sufficiently “pretty” in order to be respected. And she knows this, to the point where she won’t show her NATURAL face even after such a big achievement because of the pressure women face to be dolled up and beautiful at all times.
It’s massively fucked up and I don’t understand how anyone could ever think this is funny.
I’m so tired of people acting like this pressure doesn’t exist, as if women don’t have to fear judgment about our appearance in a way that men never will.
the problem with liberal feminists is that they believe femininity is oppressed and marginalized. this is fundamentally wrong. females are oppressed and marginalized.
Feminine people are oppressed because femininity is associated with females and by the transitive property it is also lowly and useless. Females who are not feminine are punished for being uppity and not catering to the male gaze while feminine men are punished for choosing to debase themselves by being like those worthless females. Notice how no matter what females do they are hated.
to all the girls that have just stopped shaving their legs and hate the prickliness, think the hair looks darker than it ‘should be’ or that you have too much and are thinking of going back to shaving
to all the girls who threw their makeup away or just used the last of it up last week and consciously decided not to buy more, who look in the mirror before they leave the house and think they look tired
to all the girls who know how our patriarchal capitalist system targets women and makes them feel inferior with these meaningless alterations to our bodies, without all these accessories and adjustments, and are trying little acts of resistance in their own lives but are struggling with the insecurities we all have felt
i see you, i support you, it gets easier. People stop commenting. People don’t look down at other people’s legs nearly as often as you may self-consciously look at your own. i know you are also probably facing pressure from friends and family. The people who love you too will either stop caring or stop noticing, maybe even support you eventually.
I never wore a lot of makeup, and never daily, but I stopped shaving in high school. If anyone ever needs to talk about the pressures to conform to femininity, my inbox is always open and anon is always on. you can ask for advice, vent, ask questions. if you want me to reply privately i can do that too just let me know.
ALSO: If you want to shave your legs and wear makeup, go for it! The idea of not conforming to femininity is great, but it seems that more radical feminists are trying to force women to stop doing things they want to do, which is just as bad.
Tl;dr do whatever the hell you want. Your body, your rules.No, radfems aren’t forcing anyone to do anything. On the other hand, literally every billboard, magazine, movie, and TV show and constantly telling young girls their face is ugly without makeup. That their very natural body hair is unnatural and disgusting. If anyone is forcing anyone to do anything its the media, society, even family members who squeeze their babies into dresses. Watch toddlers into tiaras sometime then tell me radfems are forcing anyone to do anything.
Talking about our choices when they fit the beauty standards is empowering
Talking about our choices when they don’t is trying to force other womenYa’ll are so annoying and pretend that there is some elite group of hairy Feminists out to throw away ya’ll’s mac lipstick and razorblades over the tamest critique of femininity.
reblog if you’re part of the elite group of hairy feminists out to throw away people’s lipstick and razorblades
If you put a Gillette Venus under your pillow a member of the elite group of hairy feminists out to throw away people’s lipstick and razorblades will magic into your house, steal your highlighter, and replace your razor with a copy of the SCUM Manifesto
“Men get judged about their appearance too!”
That must be rough! Do they also get judged as incompetent at work if they don’t wear makeup?
Are they more likely to be found guilty by a jury because they don’t conform to beauty standards?
Hint: No, nah, nope.
Superficial standards of attractiveness are harmful to everyone, but they hurt women and those who don’t conform to gender norms more.
Since trans activists have no idea what biological essentialism is here’s a quick little explanation.
Biological essentialism is not saying that humans are sexually dimorphic and have two sexes male and female.
Biological essentialism is the idea that men and women are different by essence, that their feminine/masculine natures determine their abilities/personalities and personal preferences that it’s all biologically pre-determined. That men are naturally more intelligent and natural leaders and that women are naturally emotional and nurturing.
As opposed to social constructivism which says that the differences between men and women behaviors/personalities etc. have little to do with biology but are rather constructed by social conditioning.
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