""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).""
...By 'male standards'?
What the fuck?
In case you haven't noticed, huge masses of women tend to prize superficiality in other women. It's not men buying those gossip magazines -- it's the men who are running in the other ear clutching their ears when they have to hear about what Brangelina or Bennifer is up to.
Is this every girl? Most girls? Of course not. But it's a pretty big chunk, and enough to put the lie to your sexist claim that this is some sort of "male standard".
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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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...By 'male standards'?
What the fuck?
In case you haven't noticed, huge masses of women tend to prize superficiality in other women. It's not men buying those gossip magazines -- it's the men who are running in the other ear clutching their ears when they have to hear about what Brangelina or Bennifer is up to.
Is this every girl? Most girls? Of course not. But it's a pretty big chunk, and enough to put the lie to your sexist claim that this is some sort of "male standard".