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makiruz · 1 year

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TERFs do not believe in consent, they believe that there are good choices and bad choices; if a woman does something they consider "bad" even if it literally harms no one, then she was forced into it by patriarchy; if she says that she likes it, she was brainwashed into thinking she likes it, deep down she hates it; only the "good" choices are made freely and with full consent

The bad choices can be anything from wanting to be homemaker, engaging in kink, wearing femme clothing, being promiscuous, getting unnecessary cosmetic surgery, having sex with men, etc, etc

This btw extends to trans men, who they believe to be self-hating women; but not to trans women who they believe to be evil men out to rape women

#rants #TERFs #consent #cw rape mention #btw I hate cosmetic surgery for the purpose of adhering to patriarchal beauty standards #but I do not believe women who get it are brainwashed victims of patriarchy #I disagree with their choices but I recognize it's their choice

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bookshelfdreams · 9 months

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#just saw that tweet abt pink days on the set of the barbie movie & i think it made me realize why it - the marketing etc - annoys me so #'margot robbie went around collecting fines and donated them to charity haha' okay. look.#that's just the perfect metaphor for how it worked for us - me - anyone who wants to align themselves with me - when we were girls #isn't it #because you grow up and you desperately want to fit in with the other girls but you don't & you don't know why #but you're surrounded by things and people telling you what a normal girl is like & little-to-none of it is things you find appealing or #interesting. makeup and fashion and skin care. gymnastics and romance. you're told that you are obligated to be pretty #but prettiness has never been part of your perception of yourself. femininity is an arcane concept #an exclusive club that will never grant you entrance #& the only comfort you can give yourself is deciding that it's dumb anyway. shallow. vain. who cares about looks and boys and all of that #idiots that's who #but this is Doing It Wrong too isn't it? because now everyone who has taught you that you will forever fail at femininity turns around #& tells you that's patriarchal oppression and YOU'RE the bad one by distancing yourself from something that always made you feel defective #'YOU may have never lived up to this impossible standard of perfection but some ppl do and actually it's fine to be like that!#hyperfeminine traditionally beautiful women are the most oppressed group of all & finally we will stand up for our rights!'#'girls can be pretty AND conpetent' but that's not what they're actually saying. isn't it.#because performing femininity correctly is the prerequisite. a threshold you can never cross and you know that. & that's fine #but somehow that's wrong too because you're not supposed to make peace w that are you. you're SUPPOSED to want to do it right #even if you don't and never have and never will #and once again everyone is yelling at you that this club isn't meant for you. if you criticize the barbie movie you're antifeminist #if you refuse to wear pink I'll make you pay a fine #hashtag girlpower #(well im not a girl. not a guy either. and not a secret third thing. just bad at femininity.#bad at being a person. and y'all don't need to tell me you don't want me in your club #I've always known that. i just wish you'd stop expecting me to beg for entrance.)

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torchickentacos · 1 year

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ok fuck the beauty standards, and shaving is largely useless and lowkey a scam upheld by societal expectation of mostly fem presenting people BUT i like it when my legs feel smooth like dolphins. reblogs off bc terfs can't behave

#terfs dni this is not about cis woman only experiences of patriarchal beauty standards #yall love this kind of post so i'm here to say it's trans inclusive #and we love hairy trans women who don't shave and we love the ones who do choose to shave #and we love everyone else whatever their decision on the matter is

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fry-egg · 20 hours

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I knew I shouldn’t have gone into the notes on that post. it’s ‘radfemmy’ to recognize standards of physical attractiveness are rooted in patriarchy and to literally just ask about the motivation behind getting a nose job. ok

#sorry you think trans women aren’t also affected by patriarchal beauty standards ?#or is that not what you meant by ‘radfemmy’ 🫥

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patronsaint-ofthedenial · 9 months

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"actually i like makeup!!! There's nothing wrong with choosing to wear makeup!!! Makeup is fun!!!" What planet do you live on where women are actively discouraged from wearing makeup and how do I go there

Terfs Fuck off Terfs Fuck Off Terfs Fuck Off

#good on you for growing out of your not like other girls phase and embracing femininity. i did not.#also when will people stop pretending that it's actually soo feminist to lean into patriarchal beauty standards

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mexashepot · 8 months

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Gosh I have such pretty fingers

#I don't like the way I look (terrible hair; even worse skin; I like my figure mostly but it does not fit patriarchal beauty standards as #I am not skinny but rather chubby. like I don't dislike my body the way I dislike my face #but I cannot say I like it either because it does not fit beauty standards)#but my fingers are pretty.#even my het female friends have expressed their appreciation of them😂😂😂#this post is sponsored by 'your memories' on FB that reminded me of the only photoshoot I've done in my life lmfao #personal

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hurricanewithmyname · 2 years

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i would like to stop hearing from thin people complaining about the scale in the anti-hero mv

#hi it’s your resident non-thin person tired of people getting angry on my behalf #if you are yourself a non-thin person who felt some type of way about it then okay fine #but please stop generalizing #i find it comforting that even someone as gorgeous as taylor falls prey to beauty standards because if she does then obviously they’re #complete bullshit! like i personally get annoyed when thin people are like ‘love yourself fight the patriarchal standards!’ because like.#okay easy for you to say #for taylor to admit that the world is so fucked up that even she feels fat and uncomfortable with her body #is actually nice for me to hear #so if it’s not for you i’m sorry but stop trying to make a production on my behalf

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kalach-cha · 8 months

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it’s so deeply amusing to me when (especially alt) conventionally attractive women try to be “feminist” by not shaving but then photoshop themselves to the point where they’re every 2014 tumblr anorexic’s wet dream.

#this is about celebrities. this is about people who should know better.#yes this post is about sophie thatcher don’t fucking come for me #michi.txt #god it just drives me NUTS. like these women photoshop themselves past the point of conventional attractiveness!! 0% body fat never WAS the #standard. even in the heroin chic days!! and now ppl want to look like bloody aliens!! i just don’t get it #patriarchal beauty standards are a helluva drug but also. some of y’all should know better at this point #especially sophie thatcher who stars on a show literally about starvation and is now kinda putting a stamp of approval on it… v v gross

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styxvii · 10 months

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so cool i loved going through the comments of that last post and remembering im still seen as disgusting even in the lesbian community bc i like the color pink :) my fucking bad that i am a separate human being from u who clearly has a different personal relationship with gender

#some of u all also have very specific standards of what you think a 'real woman' is #and i dont think noncis women fit into that :)#men want women to be perfectly flawless feminine creatures who are naturally beautiful in every way with no sign of devilish products like #eyeliner #and lipgloss #and ig there are lesbians out there who find hyperfemininity disgusting #do u just hate women that arent you #do u hate women who react to the patriarch in a different way then you #are we not lesbians in the right way #in the way u decide we should be

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thatdykepunkslut · 1 year

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Terfs would fucking explode if they saw the average french cis woman I stg. In totally unrelated news, I no longer hate the french

#punkblogging #I was like 'wow every woman in this movie looks trans' and then went wait no that just means way more trans women pass than you thought #terfs are ruining womanhood like they have become the face of patriarchal beauty standards #except worse because at least '10s misogyny wasn't trying to lynch you over facial structure

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amarrymeinbostonwriter · 1 year

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Still thinking about how even on a lesbian tv show, none of the women seemed to have any body hair at all... seriously?!?

It seemed so unrealistic to me. Unless I'm the weirdo here.

#it was an adult show so there were sex scenes and no body hair any where on ANYONE #very weird now that I remember it #I finished watching Lip Service last night- I'm specifically talking about Lip service! which is Scottish L word basically #I thought- that maybe we wouldn't be following a patriarchal beauty standard in a LESBIAN show but they did #also wtf was that non-ending! they cancelled the show in 2013 ;-; so no conclusion for poor Tess (she ended up being my favorite)#anyway I'll be sure to include the fact that the women in my story have body hair (I mean it's also like 1880 so they would any way)#this bothered me in a way that it's still in my head like a day later...#I have been of this mind for a while even before I realized I was a lesbian- adult women should be allowed to have body hair...#I mean everyone does naturally...it shouldn't be an issue really #body hair #women with body hair #lip service #2000s tv #lesbian #wlw #am I weird for thinking like this or...?#like I'm pretty sure the show was written and directed by women but still #mychatter

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babydarkstar · 5 months

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i wish madonna would stop existing so openly in the public eye like shes crazy fr

#like ik shes a product of being publicized and glamorized her entire life #patriarchal standards of beauty wtc etc #but it’s sad to see. and unhinged

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theriverdalereviewer · 10 months

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welcome to another episode of me bringing annoying twitter discourse to tumblr. today’s episode: choice feminism

#let’s skip to the verdict: fuck choice feminism #choice feminism is for people who can’t critically think #and believe everything is okay as long as it personally makes you happy #practices like makeup and grooming and plastic surgery have lately been packaged as feminist because they’re largely practiced by women #and apparently because women are ‘choosing’ to do these things and it makes them feel beautiful it’s totally fine #and never mind the bs that ‘makeup is art’ like oh yeah I wear makeup to my job interview cause of art #come the fuck on 😭#let’s be real we do these things cause patriarchy capitalism and white supremacy have made us insecure of our faces and bodies #and they use those insecurities to convince us to spend our money on making ourselves ‘beautiful’#and by beautiful they mean fatphobic patriarchal eurocentric and cisnormative beauty standards #so while you may think you are doing these things for you deep down you know something out there is making you hate yourself #to the point that you’re giving them money to change you #really to put it simply

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