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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/Certain-Finish-6263 on 2023-08-02 09:20:20.
I’m 29. I watched the Barbie movie recently and at first I didn’t make much of it - there was nothing really new in it, I was just happy that these ideas are presented in an entertaining way to a wider public. And then the Pandora box opened…
The colour pink is everywhere now and I started noticing how it’s making me feel annoyed. I reflected on that and realized that I feel that pink=girly=weak… I dug deeper and realized how many internalized misogynistic views I have in myself. Ascribing weakness to femininity, feeling both proud and ashamed at the same time to be a feminist, feeling difficult, unwanted, like a problem. Feeling somewhat unworthy and undesirable. I am about to start dating again and deep down my mind is uneasy - how will I find a man that I like and who likes me as I am when I am not ‘‘feminine enough’’? I feel like part of my identity is made up of fears and stereotypes regarding being a woman. My mind is extremely confused right now.
Ugh… Time for therapy.
Has anyone experienced similar feelings or found these views in themselves?