Sometimes I’m a little alarmed by how much cis-gender dudes shudder at the thought of wearing a dress or a skirt. I know, they’ve been socialized to think that they’re inherently feminine, and wearing one would be a blow to their masculinity, which would apparently be a fate worse than death for many. Well, trousers were thought of as inherently masculine for a while, too, but women started wearing them (even if their school objected) and the rest is fashion history. But men wearing dresses or skirts? In the western world, that’s just inconceivable unless it’s a kilt or something, which only technically counts here.
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For starters – because I know someone is going to call me out – you technically can’t be sexist towards guys. Sexism is a reflection of societal beliefs that protect and value men above women, and that’s before we factor in race, class, age, and relative disability. You can, however, act sexist towards them by being unfairly biased and prejudiced based on their gender alone. If male tears about how they’re the ~true~ victims of sexism and oppression make your eyes roll so far back in your head you can see your brain, I’m totally with you. Maybe you don’t want to hear that you might be acting unfairly towards men – but you should listen anyway.
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This past week I stumbled upon an Ask Reddit thread I thought was pretty interesting. It asked users which stereotypes are usually believed about women that we see men play into so much more often. In other words, it was about things everyone acts like only women do that men do all the time. As soon as I started reading it, I realized it was true.
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Fun fact: We live in a sexist, patriarchal society that disproportionately screws over women, especially women who are multiply marginalized (women of color, LGBTQ women, poor women, etc). Yeah, sure, we can vote now, but we’re still the number one victims of domestic assault and murder, we’re still not making as much money as men, and we’re still often seen as nothing more than sex objects and potential baby incubators if we happen to be rocking a vagina. But it’s also important to acknowledge that as much as cis-het dudes can perpetuate some of the most oppressive crap ever, they’re also victims of our male-dominated culture, too.
Lately, there’s been a trend that even my thrift store T-shirt-clad sixth grade self would be unable to ignore. I’ve been noticing a bunch of online stores that sell what are, essentially, the weirdest parts of Twitter and Tumblr (think: anything with the “daddy” tag) that have been printed out, covered in pink glitter, and emblazoned on a Bangladeshi-made crop top to retail for $40 a pop. Some of the stuff from these stores are actually pretty clever and cute, but the majority of the selection? Absolutely, 100% bananas, and it is my firm belief that no one–no one–should ever wear them.
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Want to know what happened at my dress code free school? Uh, nothing. We all graduated and went to really good schools. Oh, and nobody blamed their bad math test grade on Katie wearing shorts on an 85 degree day.
If you’re so used to school dress codes that you don’t even know what’s ridiculous or not, here are 11 signs that your school’s dress code is way too strict.
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It’s annoying that some practices that girls and women do are reduced to being man pleasers. Like, believe it or not, just because society might pressure women to wear makeup, that doesn’t mean that women wear makeup to impress dudes. Nevertheless, so many dudes get on their high horses and assume that every move we make is for their benefit. Uh, nah, bro. Here are nine things dudes think that girls do for their attention, even though we totally don’t.
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