WV lawmaker wants Barbie outlawed in his state

[AGDee]

In my humble opinion, it is MEN who place those expectations on women in society, not Barbie. Let's ban men

[James]

I am pretty sure its WOMEN that place those expectations on other women in society, not men.

Most of my male friends would have sex with a toad if the toad's vagina was big enough. We are NOT, as a rule, a picky gender.

Originally Posted by AGDee

In my humble opinion, it is MEN who place those expectations on women in society, not Barbie. Let's ban men

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by James

I am pretty sure its WOMEN that place those expectations on other women in society, not men.

Nope.

Men and women place these expectations on women together because it's part of our socialization. BUT it's no coincidence that this is a patriarchal, misogynist, and sexist society where maleness is the "gender neutral" standard and males dominant most social institutions.

Originally Posted by James

Most of my male friends would have sex with a toad if the toad's vagina was big enough. We are NOT, as a rule, a picky gender.

Chalk the bolded up to some men with limited options having extremely low expectations. Other men beg to differ. LOL.

Men are as picky as women are when they aren't busy trying to be a stereotype of masculinity and manhood.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by James

I am pretty sure its WOMEN that place those expectations on other women in society, not men.

Most of my male friends would have sex with a toad if the toad's vagina was big enough. We are NOT, as a rule, a picky gender.

You know I'm teasin' hon! I do think women judge each other more harshly than men do, much of the time. But, I think that's mostly out of jealousy. We tend to be most brutal toward women with natural beauty!

ETA: AKA_Monet, that may be the first squirrel picture I've seen on GC that I wasn't fond of since our sorority mascot is the squirrel! lol

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by AGDee

You know I'm teasin' hon! I do think women judge each other more harshly than men do, much of the time. But, I think that's mostly out of jealousy. We tend to be most brutal toward women with natural beauty!

Well, jealousy doesn't really make the go 'round and I won't wager that most women are jealous and petty. The real judgments that are made about appearance don't mostly come from women.