Quote Originally Posted by suhl
i dont really care about feminists. girls go around dressed in next nothing and getting places on their looks, then blame it on men and the media. youd think if they knew who to blame theyd be able to do something about it. im all for equal rights, and i think women have them at this point, and the ones they dont have, well, stop blaming your problems on men and the media, get together and make a difference you know, it is like how chapelle says black people need to stop blaming their problems on white people. true, whites have held blacks in america back as men have held women back, but now equal footing is totally possible, so if you know who to blame you know you can do something about it.
I already covered the topic of women blaming men on THE FIRST PAGE OF THIS THREAD. I would really appreciate it if you would respect me by not wasting my time complaining about something I have already covered, and sympathize with. Here's my post in response to someone who brought up women blaming men for things such as girls having eating disorders...

Quote Originally Posted by dutch.lover
True that. In my women's studies class we talk about problems like this, and their causes. I think those issues you brought up are related to the high standards of beauty our society has today. Aside from the medias direct role in that, women are actually largely to blame for those kinds of things as well.

For example, eating disorders are commonly passed down from mother to daughter. A young girl will grow up listening to her mother's negative comments about her weight, and will end up criticizing her own body as well.

Perhaps there is a male root to this all (bear with me here boys), but women are often the ones doing the reinforcement which is the most significant thing imo, because if we keep on reinforcing shit like this it will never stop. One of the biggest thing women need to realize, is their own role in this sort of thing. Women oppress women all the time, without even realizing it. We perpetuate stereotypes on a daily basis, and there is even a large occurrance of violence done to women, by women (very common in the lesbian community). Women can be racist, classist, sexist...all of which contribute to the general oppression many groups face. It's a very complex issue.