#and i've done so much hard work to unlearn all of these harmful ideals | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

ushiwhacka · 1 year

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i don't mean to be controversial by saying this because, yes, men are the main perpetrators of the patriarchy and body standards. but women also can and do enforce these same standards and uphold the patriarchy. at some point you just have to take some personal responsibility and break thei cycle or else we're always going to be stuck here.

#yeah i know the post said it but i mention men in the tags and it's just not really how i feel #i guess i'm a bit sensitive to it because it's mainly been the women in my life that have changed the way i view myself for the worse #like my mom my aunts my grandmas my friends #and i've done so much hard work to unlearn all of these harmful ideals #but i still have to listen to my mother (who's a size s/m) talk about how she's so fat #or my friend make rude comments about other women and their looks #or my aunt talk about how she's taking insulin to lose weight #or something like that it's diabetes medication #my 4 year old cousin who won't eat breakfast because she doesn't want to get fat!!! because she's heard her mother say that a million times #at what point do you realise you too are the problem #sorry lol #it's extremely tiring #tw: body image #tw: discourse

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