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[missunderstoodg]

#NotAllMen but still many...

#NotAllMen but still many…

The news of a young woman gone missing while walking home has brought up many fears I grew up with in India. We all have stories of being groped, attacked & some much worse. And it is always the women’s fault. We were too loud, wearing unsuitable clothes, putting ourselves in danger. Always watching our backs, anxious, hyperaware. I am tired of it all. I don’t want any girl to grow up with this…

[omgmrsbennett]

Representation of our women

How are women represented today? With media being such a large portion of how we communicate in today's world, anybody can say anything they want, at any time. This allows for so many people to give their opinions that weren’t asked for. Women are quite often the scripted in dehumanizing ways, leading to more anger and social movements. Either in a predatory or a prey like fashion. "Predator metaphors label women as aggressive and are often used to describe powerful women. Wild animals are independent, outside of human control, and dangerous. Predator metaphor suggest that the power enjoyed by these women's is a legitimate and that higher social status should be retained by men who are rational and intelligent" (Tipler, C and Ruscher, R, PG 2, 2017). The fact that women are being depicted in such a manner, is downright degrading.  

We know and see it every single day, even though they try to tell us longer happening in our society and the government has conformed to women’s needs. It continues every single day, and it will continue to happen until again for women. “The emphasis on youth in many ‘women-are-prey’ metaphors enhance the perception of docility (Hines, 1999). ‘Chicks’, ‘kittens’, and ‘fillies’ are meek and sweet. Importantly, prey do not challenge the authority of humans. They are appropriately dominated by their masters and submissive to their will. Thus, ‘women-as-predator’ and ‘women-as-prey’ offer distinct affordances: ‘women-as-predator’ are dangerous beasts from which control must be wrested and ‘women-as-prey’ are submissive creatures who can be captured and dominated” (Tipler, C and Ruscher, R, PG 2, 2017). So, women either way are being represented as either “too much” and/or in such a way that we can be over-powered, and we SHOULD be overpowered by men.  

Even though we are, again, supposed to be equal and supposed to have equal rights, do we? Hostile sexism is still a very lively state of mind for some. “Hostile sexism emphasizes men’s power and status over women, reflects desires to forcibly maintain women in comparatively low status positions, and depicts high status women as leveraging their sexuality to gain dominance over men.” (Tipler, C and Ruscher, R, PG 3, 2017) Though, there are a majority of those who believe women should be represented this way, it stands to show that there is still a vast number of humans who believe women have their role and should stay in it. We are told we have rights and everything that we do, but we don't. Women are still treated less than men, women are treated as delicate flowers or crazy, women are treated as we've always been treated, as just women.

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References:

Tipler, C. N., & Ruscher, J. B. (2017). Dehumanizing representations of women: The shaping of hostile sexist attitudes through animalistic metaphors. Journal of Gender Studies, 28(1), 109-118. doi:10.1080/09589236.2017.1411790

[natashathebananagirl]

WHYwomen try to castrate and emasculate us by telling us to get a vasectomy! ??! You. are. crazy.

If you are againstbirth control pill that s YOUR choice so practice abstinence and stop trying to castrate men!! ! Bitches !!

Vasectomy isn't castration you dumbass 🤣🤣

[egenphotography]

Still coming down from a great week. Big Thank You to @thewhywomenproject and @thecampdavid for hosting a wonderful event called SPEAK: Live Stories from the Feminist Gaze. To have the opportunity to show WOMAN to a WELL SOLD OUT audience, as well as talk through my process and inspirations was amazing and really fulfilling. Talking about my work at events is something I hope for more of on 2019. Thank you to everyone who shared the event and came to support, old and new friends alike. Check out all the amazingly talented women who performed! You won’t be disappointed ❤️ #whywomen #girls #girlsrock #events #speaking #speaker #film #artist #blackgirlsrock #melanin #breastfeeding #photography #filmmaker #video #campdavid #industrycity #feminist (at Industry City) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtTTjzlAs4w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b11ljvlt8kv0

[whitneytravels]

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay, everyone! This was one of my favorite moments at the #WomensMarch in DC: These two women didn't even know each other, there was just so much joy being all together in one positive, proactive and beautiful space. Check out the grid of our moving portraits on @thewhywomenproject page, give it a follow and tell the world #WhyWomen matter on this historic #DayWithoutAWoman (at Women's March on Washington - Wales)

[hopenesw]

🙌🏽 The @thewhywomenproject featured on @huffingtonpost by @cristinacala gives us another reason to celebrate #internationalwomensday #daywithoutawoman #whywomen 🙌🏽 #👩🏻 #👩🏼 #👩🏽 #👩🏾 #👩🏿 http://ift.tt/2mkxPNb

[thewhywomen-blog]

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[maryfckinglei]

When you're tired and about to sleep but then you thought about food. #whywesufferthis #montlyproblem #whyus #whywomen 💔😏

[dunique89]

#yesallwomen #WhyWomen #WeArePowerful #feminist #ladiesRock

[carmelamelendres]

#books #internationalbestseller #rainbowrowell #allanandbarbarapease #eleanorandpark #whymen #whywomen #reserved #Saturday #blog #tmblr #igers

[actgnetwork]

Reason #10 women are needed for research: A group of men can’t provide a women’s perspective. Mike Klebert, RN, is the Study Coordinator at our Washington University site in St. Louis, Missouri. “From the perspective of our Community Advisory Board, it is really important to get a women’s voice when we are talking about studies and how to conduct them. Because you can have a group of fellows sitting around and they are not going to have a female perspective and that’s important.” Listen to Mike’s reason here.

https://actgnetwork.org/why-women-6-10

[realillwill]

#confusednigga #youaintgonplayme #niceguybutsmartman #strongmindthinkclearly #whywomen #dontmessthisup #single #smartassnigga

[whitneytravels]

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Happy Birthday, @michelleobama! I had the privilege of co-producing and shooting this powerful "Dear FLOTUS" performance by @poetjasminemanwith @cristinacala and the @thewhywomenproject creators. Michelle, you're an inspiration to all girls across the globe, and Jas, woman you have been just as big of an inspiration to me on a personal level. Thank you for opening my eyes at last year's Women's March on Washington: I haven't been the same since and am working to be better each day. #poetry #spokenword #flotus #44 #whywomen #womensmarch (at Washington, District of Columbia)

[ourhorizon]

Why no girls want to be with me?

i'm a hopeless romantic. i treat girls like a princess. and most of all.

I'M A GOOD GUY!!! WOMEN, WHY YOU DONT GIVE A GOOD GUY(like myself) A CHANCE??!!

[maryfckinglei]

Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. Midnight snack. #dysmenorrhea #itsucks #whywesufferthis #whywomen

[actgnetwork]

Reason #9 women are needed for research: Women make up more than half of the world’s population. Our Data Manager Amy Mirand recalls a study about breast cancer back in the 1950s that had only male participants. “Last time I checked, women make up 51 percent of the world’s population. We need women to be represented in studies because we need to understand how HIV and all of the treatments affect women. This is an opportunity to have a voice.” Listen to Amy’s reason here.

https://actgnetwork.org/why-women-6-10