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In reply to the discussion: Misogyny sucks...Misandry sucks... [View all]Feral Child
(2,086 posts)It's a reality.
If we were intelligent avians instead of apes, you'd be wailing because everyone was oggling the gaudy plumage of the males and ignoring the poor, dowdy girly-birds.
I'm not saying that woman don't deserve equal pay, equal rights, or the protection of society from the more depraved members of our species. We are capable of overcoming our biological evolution to that extent, and societal evolution has its own rewards.
But worrying about the fact that men like to look at tits is rejecting the infant along with the effluvia.
As to concerns that the current standard (one that has existed for a tiny slice of our cultural continuum) of beauty is a waifish, nubile female form, yes, it has caused damage to some adolescents trying to attain status within that cultural standard, but please realize that the most common beauty standard throughout civilization has been "Grecian", ie, over-fed women with an excess of avoirdupois.
You'll reject these arguments because you're fixated. It's an unfortunate fact that most of our decisions are governed by emotion rather than logic. We're flawed as a species in that regard.
Try to overcome your own prejudice and emotional need. You'll do your cause more good if you become more logical and less reactionary.