Oneitiscel
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But when I saw those photos, that scrutinizing, judging, insulting voice in my head chimed in. Instantly. I had no control. It was both mean and, like, scientific. Like it was studying an object and pointing out flaws. Like it had access to some universal truth about women’s bodies. And it didn’t care what she or anyone else felt or thought.
I was able to catch myself quickly and remember that the photos were unedited, non-consensual snapshots of a woman thinking no one was watching. Luckily, I had no impulse to give voice to that part of me and join in the public body-shaming. I’m fortunate to have been around women I love and admire who’ve shared their painful experiences with body shame and unrealistic beauty standards.
Yet, that little judging voice in my head exists.
It’s like that teenage part of me is stuck back then, obsessing over those early 20-something, Photoshopped, makeup-caked, skinny but curvy women’s bodies.
In our capitalist, patriarchal society that promotes heteronormativity and the nuclear family, impossibly high beauty standards for women are bound to make men lonelier.
It’s like we’re trapped. We’re only allowed to love—or at least express our love to—one person, a romantic partner. But because our opinions about women’s bodies have been shaped and distorted by corporations trying to profit off of objectifying women through television, social media, and porn, we’ve got this little teenager in our head that will only accept perfection.
As Plank writes, “For men, the takeaway is: Tearing women down doesn’t make you powerful or confident—it just makes you lonelier.”
Geez, what a simp! Discerning who is & isn't attractive based off of health & aesthetic factors is part of normal sexuality as a male. By brainwashing your sexual thought process with belief in an imaginary scapegoat, you are no longer allowing carnal instincts to dictate who you can even prefer. Criticism of a foid's look is yet another mortal sin in the religion of feminism!





