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Enchanted_x3
I'm not sure what you're trying to say with your first statement, of course I know that there are fundamental differences that make men inherently men and women inherently women. I'd like to take the time to point out that we have our gender roles as a product of being conditioned to have them, which does not necessarily mean that they are right or natural, just that they are just expected and that's that. They are artificially determined by our society, if you looked at other cultures, you will find places where women are the breadwinners, the hunters, etc. and other vast differences when it comes to gender roles.
Of course a woman can't ever truly understand what it's like to be in a man's shoes or vice versa but it should be known that the quote I used was to illustrate just a glimpse into the reality that most women have faced/do face in today's society. There is a standard when it comes to what society thinks an attractive woman should look like and that weighs heavily on mostly women. Look at the ads on tv, the models on the runways, the airbrushed photos in the magazines... pressure from the media is not something that can be easily ignored when it's coming at you from every direction. The parameters when it comes to beauty for women are a lot more rigid compared to men. I think that a woman's beauty is a double edged sword.
I'm not quite sure where you're getting that it's agreed that women look better naked than men (I for one would beg to differ)... Also, I don't find men's penises "funny" or women's breasts to be "funny" either? As far as you stating that women are beautful, I'm not going to argue with that, however I do find men to be beautiful too. You're not going to find every woman beautiful just like I'm not going to find every man handsome, and that's fine, you're entitled to your own opinion when it comes to looks but I think the point that Dustin Hoffman was making (and that I'm trying to make), is that women are the ones who bear the brunt of the pressure when it comes to looking beautiful-- and the implications of that when it comes to the way we live our lives.
Just for the record, whenever guys hoot and hollar at me I find it extremely offensive and disrespectful. It happens when I'm just walking down the street and passing a complete stranger, he feels entitled to say something and I don't even have the chance to voice my disgust or object. I fully support that everyone's entitled to their own opinion, the part that bugs me is that some men feel like they are entitled to voice theirs and weigh in when it comes to my body-- all of this without me ever even acknowledging them. Just because I'm a woman does not mean I am open to the public to be oogled at (unless I'm at work, lol). Hooting and hollaring is not endearing or flattering, it's just fucking plain rude and unwanted and makes me feel violated afterwards. I would never dream of going up to a complete stranger and voicing my opinion on their physical appearance. I don't understand why you would ever welcome this type of behavior.
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