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Not as closely aligned with how I’d see it or Say it but still well put

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Feminine Critique: How to shave your legs as a feminist

The idea that women should not shave their legs, wear makeup or give as much thought to their outward appearance simply because men don’t do the same things still hinges too heavily upon the way a woman should look. And because of that it can often implicitly perpetuate the very thing that it seeks to eradicate — a stigmatization of women based on their appearance.

What we need to realize is that condemning that girl, like my sister — who wears makeup or puts on perfume and paints her nails everyday — effectively achieves the same results as the people who tell her she needs those things to feel beautiful. It alienates her from her own control over her appearance. And perhaps more importantly, it still focuses on a notion of a “right” appearance for women.

…Instead, in order for women to truly be equal to men, we need a shift away from the importance of female appearance — we need to have a varied and equally valued array of appearances that aren’t stigmatized within or outside of the female community. Equality doesn’t mean adopting the same customs as men. It means demanding the same amount of respect irrespective of whether or not we choose to share those customs.

Yup.

Feminists Need To Stop

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5 Things Feminists Need To Stop Doing Right Now

OMG, yes! This!!!

I don’t see why my shaving or not shaving my pubes is any different from requesting that a person wear deodorant, suggesting she try some skinny jeans to flatter her long legs, or perhaps try a pixie cut. It doesn’t mean you think they’re unattractive, you’re both just exploring possibilities. And that other person? She’s a big girl. She can tell you to fuck off if she wants, or she can try it out. Like, “Hey girl, I love macking on you but would you consider an Altoid?” is not a question that anyone needs to freak out over. Body hair is just about the same.

Why is that such a fucking hard concept people???

And this!

By continuing to dictate which activity is “feminist” and which is “anti-feminist” you are actually the one hurting the cause by tearing down other women and hating on what they might genuinely love to do just because some asshole decided that women should be the only ones who do that particular thing like, hundreds of years ago.

You’re also making it hard for men to transcend society’s gender borders. …This perpetuates the idea that being a women is somehow less. PATRIARCH-CEPTION BITCHES.