#which only ties further into our (my) discussion of gender and the whole babygirl concept and patriarchy and transphobia behind it | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

edge-oftheworld · 2 months ago

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while we’re in the spirit of celebrating basic autonomy over things like hair I know most of us are too young to have participated in anything at the time but as a society we really need to apologise to britney for a certain event circa 2007

#okay. so. gender standards are awful and hopefully they’re not what they were then but they do exist. and people are being chill rn #relatively. but please if a man had to remind fans that hair grows back??? then imagine if it were a cis gender conforming woman #I know there were other things going on at the time but none of the accusations against her were ever fair #people like a predictable; controllable image especially in feminine celebs and I want to say we do not. ever. have a right to that #which only ties further into our (my) discussion of gender and the whole babygirl concept and patriarchy and transphobia behind it #anyway I say it all the time but. never underestimate the power of existing unapologetically and challenging this entitlement #in any way. and the great thing is that it’s the same cause whether you’re halsey in 2017 or luke in 2024. yes it primarily a womens rights #issue but you don’t have to be a woman to contribute something meaningful. even a man can challenge the patriarchy (shock horror!)#anyway I’ve been thinking about what I have to say about recent events and this is it. the makeup and boy ep and now this he knows #exactly what he’s doing and I’m pretty damn proud #but we have to do our part and keep talking about how we need to be okay if a female singer did this. etc. which starts here I guess #luke hemmings #5 seconds of summer #5sos #britney spears #halsey

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