Patriarchy operates on so many levels and against so many groups. Why is it that only women should fight against ascribed gender roles?
So true that Patriarchy operates on many levels. However men are indeed equally free to fight against the Patriarchy. Men should and do also fight against ascribed gender roles. I’m not sure if these men identify as pro-feminists or feminist, male rights activists or whatever, and I’m not sure it matters actually. and “Women not shaving their legs and blaming men for the fact that they feel ugly doing it should not be a part of feminist discourse.” Societally imposed beauty is often one of the first things young girls use to identify as a female. Thus women and girls who feel ugly, are divorced from being a feminine and ultimately divorced from being human (in the US, when I was growing up, we called ugly girls, ‘dogs’, to give you an example). Feminism and is the only area I have seen to critically examine this concept and it’s social implications for individuals and groups. As far as male beauty standards: There is a constant push and pull between gender norms. Consequently, men are
