i always wondered why women get “dolled up”
but men “suit up”
women put on layers of makeup and suffocate themselves wearing corsets
to become an object that a man will like to look at and use
but men clean up and dress professionally
it certainly says a lot about our society
the white woman’s 77 cents to the man’s dollar
and even less for the minority women
the media glorifies women of size 00
which is quite literally less than nothing
women are supposed to be so small
that they are less than zero
science tries to define a woman’s purpose as producing children and taking care of the home
but what about the women who are not fertile and live on the streets?
they will always ask a woman “how does she do it all?”
but when was the last time a man was asked the same question
when both of them have a job and a family to balance
men are not expected to assume the subordinate role
because society deems women to be inferior to men
when women continue to outscore men on the SATs and reading tests
but those men will be given the leadership positions the women rightfully deserve
the objectification
the classification
the learned gender roles
the discrimination
all empower the patriarchy
but we can dismantle it
one empowered woman at a time
Mar 10, 2019
Mar 10, 2019 at 1:54 AM UTC
i always wondered why women get “dolled up”
but men “suit up”
women put on layers of makeup and suffocate themselves wearing corsets
to become an object that a man will like to look at and use
but men clean up and dress professionally
it certainly says a lot about our society
the white woman’s 77 cents to the man’s dollar
and even less for the minority women
the media glorifies women of size 00
which is quite literally less than nothing
women are supposed to be so small
that they are less than zero
science tries to define a woman’s purpose as producing children and taking care of the home
but what about the women who are not fertile and live on the streets?
they will always ask a woman “how does she do it all?”
but when was the last time a man was asked the same question
when both of them have a job and a family to balance
men are not expected to assume the subordinate role
because society deems women to be inferior to men
when women continue to outscore men on the SATs and reading tests
but those men will be given the leadership positions the women rightfully deserve
the objectification
the classification
the learned gender roles
the discrimination
all empower the patriarchy
but we can dismantle it
one empowered woman at a time
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