I relate to all of the examples given in this article and it scares me how true it all is. How many times have I held back from saying something because I didn't want to seem aggressive or whatever other thing you must shy away from being as a women? How many women associate how they look to how great of a person they are? If I look the part, then I can play the part. Our body image holds us down in so many aspects of our lives. My friends and I have had plenty of girls nights. We want to go out and have fun. We might wear cute outfits, make our hair look nice, and compliment each other on it but why, while we're out, when we get a guy's attention it makes us feel so much better about ourselves? It seems as the opinion of another woman is not as highly regarded as that of a man, even in our minds. Quite sad stuff we conform to.
Like I said, I can relate to and go on and on about every example provided. The article is a nice concise read that makes you think twice about women and the universal lessons we are taught.
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As you said, I think this article does a good job of making you think about the reality of just how confusing it can be to be a woman in our society. It can be hard to make sense of it when we unconsciously internalize so many messages society feeds us. I think the last quote is pretty interesting, "Because in the lives of women, the line between pretense and reality is a very blurry line."
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ReplyDeleteI read this post on Thought Catalog and I'm glad you posted it here. My roommate and I often read back and forth to each other interesting pieces we find and this one resonated with both of us.
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