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Re: Look on the bright side...
By Lauren
May 13th 2007
at 2:34 am EDT
The super skinny look does support the system of patriarchy! It is the physical embodiment of what a woman is supposed to act like by male standards: weak, insignificant, and superficial (to the point of self-harm).
However, I do agree that it is mostly women who are pressuring other women to look this way.
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Don't be slutty, starve yourself like a classy lady would.
Link />I for one would rather see women walking around in nothing than thongs and heels than becoming emaciated, pretending it means they're above it all.
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However, I do agree that it is mostly women who are pressuring other women to look this way.