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[–]yousaythosethings 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In my experience, this article has massive peaking capability. I recommend everyone share this with others as a conversation starter. It's short and succinct. And let's be real, it's from the perspective of a guy so people are more inclined to listen.

Sex is such a mystery to you when women want shelters for themselves, meetings for themselves, words for themselves. Pardon me for asking, but is it equally mysterious when you log off Twitter and move over to Pornhub? The true nature of a female body is so complex when you lecture. Does it become simple again when you masturbate? Who does the laundry in your house? Were you somehow able to navigate an inchoate soup of X’s and Y’s to saddle your girlfriend with the dishes? Give yourself some credit — I think you know perfectly well what a female body is. But in case you don’t, here’s a hint:

It’s the only type of body that gets you thrown on the funeral pyre when the husband dies. It’s the only type of body that gets your feet bound and your breasts ironed. It’s the only type made pregnant through rape and burned with acid, the only type expected to sit quietly and listen while we redefine it away, the only type men have spent millennia criticizing and critiquing and buying and selling until we suddenly decided we don’t even know what the fuck we meant this whole time.

Glorious.

[–][deleted] 14 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Fantastic article. The smug pseudo-intellectualism of couch philosophising men that make a sport out of """"logically"""" contradicting women's concerns, lambasted.

[–]zephyranthes 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Now, here’s a different thought experiment:..." Brilliant.

Archive link, because Medium is an enemy: https://archive.md/OawaY

[–]1ammyb0dy 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Such a fun read.

[–]venecia 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

''Here’s my resolution: As long as pimps, priests, and politicians know what a female body is, I do too.''

[–]Feather 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is so good.