velma

@velma@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s only useful for the real oppressors.

  Who are the real oppressors?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Feminism is literally the belief that all genders should be treated equally.

  feminism noun fem·​i·​nism ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm

  : belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests

  Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It means literally being ‘ruled by the father’. I know languages are living, evolving things, and words’ meanings change and drift, that’s why when we want one to hold its meaning we use dead languages like Ancient Greek. The word that fits that definition is ‘sexism’.

  If you’re not going to fully read my replies to you, this is a complete waste of time.

  Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society.[1][2][3]

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the beautiful part - men can wear skirts whenever they want, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also, bit of a tangent, but is that like an ‘anti-royal we’ or are you old as fuck?

  I’m a woman.

  It’s the patriarchy that is the reason for these laws. The patriarchy is not synonymous with men and boys. It is the system that upholds strict gender roles for both men and women. The patriarchy is detrimental to men and boys as well.

  I don’t have to guess, I have relation with people from cultures where it’s not acceptable yet for women to wear whatever they want. It is enforced by their whole community, not only men, and it, the community, also imposes strict rules on how to live for men too.

  Don’t play coy. Those cultures are run by men in positions of power. The law-makers help hold up patriarchal norms.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do women in golf wear those short/skirt things while the men wear pants?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Somehow men having fewer options than women/been told what to wear is men’s fault and patriarchy or whatever, idk.

  The only reason women are allowed to wear pants now is because we demanded it.

  It used to be illegal for women to wear pants. Take a wild guess as to who were the ones to make those laws.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  PNW is where the Proud Boys originated, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Idaho: you’re allowed to kill your children through medical neglect, but don’t you dare make any children feel welcome at school.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This camouflaged speed bump⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I might be guessing incorrectly, but it feels like users here don’t post personal pictures as much (for a variety of good reasons). So this kind of recognition isn’t as common.

  Some of the local communities are more bustling than others though!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This camouflaged speed bump⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Try hitting one of those at 25mph.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Then you’re back to ignoring how media presents women as if this conversation about personal choice and patriarchy have no bearing here which is false.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a produced television show. Nothing the actress is wearing is her choice in the show.

  I will fight tooth and nail for anyone to choose how they present their body. I don’t care if people shave or don’t shave.

  I do care about how the media presents women and the affect it has on how society expects women to look and behave.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I didn’t criticize their individual choice.

  I am criticizing the media for only showing women as hairless.

  Do I need to explain this again in different words for you to understand I’m not attacking the actresses’ personal choice?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Women being hairless is a manufactured media campaign. We are born with hair, we grow hair, hair on women is natural. The prevalence of showing women as hairless below our eyebrows is a deliberate choice and it is not simply down to individual preferences.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not criticizing their performance or their individual choices.

  I’m criticizing how the media wants to portray women as completely hairless all of the time.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I still believe there should be more representation in media of women with body hair.

  We should normalize picking what’s best for yourself and not trying to portray a certain way that women are “supposed” to look.

  Funnily enough, I personally prefer body hair because it’s softer than stubble. But that’s my personal preference and not one I tell others that they should do just to please me. (not saying you are doing this, just putting thoughts to words).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for accepting it and I hope you have a good day, too!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can go back to reddit if you don’t want your bad takes challenged.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Some thoughts are better left inside your head.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I took your initial comment as defending the show’s choice to continue to push the narrative that it’s normal for all women to be hairless.

  Considering another commenter came in to say that armpit hair is the same as ass hair caked in literal shit, yeah, I’m being a little defensive.

  I’m sorry.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because this actress was still portrayed as hairless despite the circumstances the show set up.

  Show me where it’s normalized to show women with body hair in media.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Be the change you want to see in the world.

  I am.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I already explained why I replied to your comment - the reason this actress is portrayed as hairless is because we live in a patriarchal society that has strict gender expressions for women and that includes being hairless.

  I wish that the conversation could be around the differences in people’s bodies instead of the media presenting a very specific image of how women are supposed to present.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Armpit hair isn’t the equivalent of literal shit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s rich coming from you ;)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The most likely reason the actress was portrayed as unshaven was because women are overwhelmingly presented as hairless in media. Not because some people have naturally light hair.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The discussion isn’t around the differences in people’s body hair. It’s about media’s representation of women’s bodies.

  Your comment would have more of a point if it was commonplace to see unshaved women in media.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Let’s not pretend like it’s normal for the media to show women unshaved.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is a site designed to support and encourage discussion and conversation.

  I’m not arguing with you by engaging you in conversation based on the content of your comment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This crazy assassin character, who doesn't know what shampoo is, somehow would bother shaving her armpits⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not arguing, I was expanding on your comment.

  Where was I arguing with you?