#point is I feel like a lot of the scaremongering is pointed at the bodily functions and the people (largely women) who experience | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

ct-hardcase · 16 days ago

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just typed out a war and peace style post about wanting there to be an equivalent of body neutrality in feminist spaces re: periods/childbirth/etc and though there are so many caveats to what I have to say, I think that there can and should be a middle ground between "your divine feminine body was built for these processes and you will embrace the pain with grace/this is easy for everybody" and borderline misogynistic fearmongering surrounding standard bodily phenomena

#disclaimer: the 'fearmongering' is not referencing phobias/dysphoria/medical conditions #the body may change after pregnancy and I understand why some people would fear this #but also instead of putting the blame on the function of pregnancy itself can we criticize a misogynistic society that deems a body #used/broken/less attractive after having given birth?#point is I feel like a lot of the scaremongering is pointed at the bodily functions and the people (largely women) who experience #or will experience them #and not society's reaction to these functions and how poorly some are treated when doing something 50% of the population has #since the dawn of humanity #to add I do feel like being realistic about risks/bodily effects is not the problem #I think making informed decisions is good #I *do* think that talking about these risks as though they're universally body horror is #and again acting as though someone will be broken/worse after having experienced this #though given the political climate I am not entirely unsympathetic as to why this crops up

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