#patriarchy

[greeneyessmize]

It can also be astoundingly better for you to not remove your body hair. My legs and underarms hate being shaved. Ingrown hairs, sensitivity to shaving gels/foams/creams, eczema flares.... plus? My hair is so dark and my skin so pale that you still see the dots of pigment in my skin from the hair within immediately after shaving. Annoying, painful, and useless.

I have not shaved my underarms in ten years. Consequences? I had to find a soap that properly dissolves the old deo off when I wash and I might get a fairy knot once in a blue moon.

I have only shaved my legs about 5 times in the past ten years. Consequences? (Well the shaving had consequences :p) Like none. I am lucky that my thighs are mostly peach fuzz but knee down is black hair. Did you know you can buy leggings that will hide leg hair entirely if you don't feel like having it seen? Check out Snag Tights. I'm for real. Opaque, soft, durable, so many pretty patterns!

And? I happened to marry a guy who already did not give a shit about my body hair. That was luck. But it's also proof that they exist. If you are with someone who acts disgusted by any hair you choose to not remove? You might remember that there are people out there NOT like that, who don't require convincing or being made to think.

sometimes i wish i could tell other women that you can just stop removing your body hair and in many cases the consequences will be way less severe than u expect. you can go to the beach with all your leg hair intact and nobody will stop you or say a thing. you can stop waxing your upper lip and people won’t stare at it the way u might be bracing yourself for. you can quit plucking your brows and eventually they will grow back into themselves and no one will even notice. like for sure women are punished for not participating in beauty rituals but i also feel like so much of it is like The Panopticon sometimes where you just convince yourself that if u stop that kind of gendered upkeep everyone will be mad and stop talking to u forever when in reality you just keep existing and nothing remarkable happens. it’s not always easy but you can kind of just stop for real

[misogyny4girls]

Were you ever really a feminist, or just pretending?

Obviously, a feminist wouldn't rub her pussy to misogyny all day, or fantasize about being breeding cattle for Men, would they? And it's clear, you wouldn't want to give either of those up, so there's no need to keep the act up.

[creature-wizard]

Anyone who genuinely believes that monotheism is the reason we have patriarchy should go read the Code of Hammurabi.

[breedingthepatriarchy]

Where do you see a society such as this one ending up?

[desmon1995]

Ajax: From Toxic Masculinity to Defiant Resistance – A Character Study

I never realized just how much of an impact Ajax left on *The Warriors* until I really dove into the series. Ajax is one of the most memorable characters in the original film, embodying toxic masculinity in a way that's hard to miss. From bullying Cowboy, making crass comments about women, and throwing out homophobic slurs, he's abrasive, aggressive, and power-hungry. His few redeeming moments, like defending Cowboy from the Furies, quickly vanish when he falls for a honey trap set by a female cop, leading to his arrest and brutal beating. What’s fascinating is how the adaptation in the concept album reinterprets Ajax while staying true to the spirit of the character. Turning Ajax into a woman could've gone wrong, but Davis and Lin-Manuel Miranda managed to preserve her fire while making her complex and sympathetic. Female Ajax still has a short fuse and runs her mouth, but her aggression is often protective, aimed at shielding the weaker members of the crew. She's the unspoken second-in-command after Swan, earning genuine respect from characters like Fox. Her dynamic with Swan is nuanced—there’s rivalry but also mutual respect. She doesn’t blindly follow orders and openly questions the wisdom of running from the summit, showing early signs of resistance. Her breaking point comes after the harrowing encounter with the Turnbulls, where she nearly snaps. The brilliance of her arc is in how the album frames her anger—not as something to be suppressed but as a survival tool. This comes to a head during the Furies fight, where she leads the charge, encouraging the girls to stop running and fight back. The beast within is unleashed, setting the stage for her tragic encounter with Barnes, played by James Remar, the original Ajax—a stroke of casting genius. Barnes is the embodiment of institutional abuse, a corrupt cop preying on vulnerable women. Some critics didn’t like this change, but it’s grounded in harsh reality. Studies show police abuse against sex workers is alarmingly common ([source](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9365085/)). Barnes wields his badge like a weapon, making him more dangerous than any gang. Ajax’s decision to swing at Barnes isn’t just personal—it’s symbolic. After a night of running and suppressing who she is, she takes a stand, knowing the system will never punish him. The tragedy is that she pays the price while he walks free, a dark reflection of her movie counterpart’s arrest but with deeper stakes. Her final act of defiance resonates because she fights back when no one else can or will. The song gives her the last word, even as the cops taunt her—a fitting tribute to someone who refuses to be silenced. In today’s climate, Ajax feels more relevant than ever. Her evolution from a cautionary tale of toxic masculinity to a symbol of resistance hits hard. With more people fed up with bending the knee, she’s become a figure of rebellion with teeth—a fierce reminder that sometimes, you have to swing back.

[misogyny4girls]

Big, round tits are far more important for you, why? Because unlike your little brain, they actually have some uses, mostly for when you're standing around looking pretty and the guys need something to grope, but that's still more useful than you trying and failing to be smart.

[liberalsarecool]

Generational toxic masculinity.

[nodynasty4us]

From the October 31, 2024 article:

“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want. And no one will ever know,” Roberts says in the ad as a woman on screen meets up with her husband after casting her ballot for Harris.

The voter winks at a fellow female voter as her husband asks if she made the “right choice.”

Republicans have responded to the video with outrage, with some claiming that a wife lying about her vote is as bad as an affair.

“If I found out Emma was going to the voting booth and pulling the lever for Harris, that’s the same thing as having an affair,” Fox News host Jesse Watters said on air Wednesday in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.

Other GOP members including Charlie Kirk said the thought was “nauseating.”

[cindybeeme]

I fucking love this. I need a Man to make my decisions. How else would I know?

Control Starters

"You should do what I say."

"I know what’s best for you."

"You don’t need to make decisions on your own."

"Why don’t you let me handle it?"

"You’re not capable of doing this alone."

"I’ll take care of everything."

"Don’t bother trying; you’ll just mess it up."

"You should listen to me more."

"I don’t want you going there."

"You have to ask my permission first."

"I’m only doing this to protect you."

"You’re not allowed to see them."

"I need to know where you are at all times."

"Why didn’t you check with me first?"

"I’m the one in charge here."

"You’re not thinking clearly."

"You should stay at home."

"Don’t question my decisions."

"You’re too naive to understand."

"I’ll decide for both of us."

[animentality]

[theotherpacman]

OH AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT THE ATLA REBOOT

the sexism thing??? we all know it's fucking stupid and purely performative to take out sokka's feminism arc, but can we talk about the fact that He Is Still Sexist????? he still thinks that what he does (running the village's defenses, which they've never needed) is vastly more important than what she does (wash the clothes, cook, etc). and yk what?? the live action reboot AGREES with him. it doesn't show or even mention katara doing any work around the village. all we see katara doing is practice waterbending - the only interesting thing that original episode 1 sokka seems to think katara ever does.

the live action show depicts sokka "doing all the work", fulfilling his traditionally masculine role of warrior/protector, and COMPLETELY DISMISSES whatever "women's work" katara does, as if she does nothing. seems pretty clear to me that the showrunners would love to absolve themselves of sexism by not talking about sexism, while in actuality being pretty sexist themselves

and don't even get me started on sokka not wearing the dress/makeup of the kyoshi warriors' uniform

[raqualswonderfunblog]

[cindybeeme]

This is a Real Man.

Stepford Gentleman's list of nonsexual forms of domination for dominants

-Ordering for your sub at a restaurant

-Choosing sub’s outfit for the day

-Giving a bedtime

-Corporal punishment for bad behavior

-Instructing the submissive to write your name somewhere on their body daily

-Training sub with non-verbal cues

-verbal cues to correct unwanted behavior in public

-sub must be at a certain distance & position when in public

-Training sub how to greet you(on call/in person)

-Sub must wear a collar/necklace w/your name/title on it

-Scheduling hypnosis time

-Choosing and/or putting sub’s shoes on for them

-sub must ask permission before speaking

-sub must ask permission before entering/exiting a room(could be in public, a designated play/comfort room, at home, etc)

-Sub may only sit on the floor, on a cushion, in a designated chair

-Scheduling exercise time for sub

-Scheduled chore time

-Controlling their alcohol intake(when they can get drunk, if they can’t get drunk, cutting them off)

-Monitoring water intake

-monitoring screen/phone time

-Monitoring a submissive's outfits while out

-scheduling a time daily/weekly for sub to sit on their knees in silence, repeating a predetermined mantra

-Instructing sub to complete scheduled chores in a required uniform

-serving Dominant drinks/food

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Let's add some more in the reblogs...

[femalethink]

Women do not simply have faces, as men do; they are identified with their faces. Men have a naturalistic relation to their faces. Certainly they care whether they are good-looking or not. They suffer over acne, protruding ears, tiny eyes; they hate getting bald. But there is a much wider latitude in what is aesthetically acceptable in a man's face than what is in a woman's. A man's face is defined as something he basically doesn't need to tamper with; all he has to do is keep it clean. He can avail himself of the options for ornament supplied by nature: a beard, a mustache, longer or shorter hair. But he is not supposed to disguise himself. What he is "really" like is supposed to show. A man lives through his face; it records the progressive stages of his life. And since he doesn't tamper with his face, it is not separate from but is completed by his body—which is judged attractive by the impression it gives of virility and energy. By contrast, a woman's face is potentially separate from her body. She does not treat it naturalistically. A woman's face is the canvas upon which she paints a revised, corrected portrait of herself. One of the rules of this creation is that the face not show what she doesn't want it to show. Her face is an emblem, an icon, a flag. How she arranges her hair, the type of makeup she uses, the quality of her complexion—all these are signs, not of what she is "really" like, but of how she asks to be treated by others, especially men. They establish her status as an "object."

—Susan Sontag, “On Women.”

[feminist-affirmations]