Feminism

[Deleted]

So feminists, is the behavior of the two women in the above video OK by you? It reeks of double standards to me.

[Deleted]

Why not both?

The fuck is up with her belly button?

[Cosmic Janitor]

The fuck is up with her belly button?

That's the thing that drew your attention?

Also Trask, if you read this, how about her?
That should be the equivalent of a trap to you.

[Deleted]

That's the thing that drew your attention?

Yes, it creeps me out. :l

[rosebull]

I think it's insulting to women saying that they're so stupid that they think they need to look like a doll. That's extremely disrespectful because with the exception of a few nut jobs, no woman is stupid enough to think she needs to look like a piece of plastic.

This. Its hilarious people in this thread are so fixated on proving why barbie imposes these beliefs, however it all boils down to "are young girls so stupid that they believe they must look like this hyper unrealistic looking doll?"

Its offensive to keep claiming women are this dumb.

[Karnak]

55 years? Pfft... Superman has that beat.

Supe's proportions weren't always silly.

Also, if you're not a feminist you're wrong. Feminists want equality for men and women. If you want something other than that, including making women superior, you're not a feminist.

[May90]

I didn't even know what He-Man was before I stepped into this thread... That alone, I guess, kind of diminishes the significance of the OP's point.

[turboether]

If only I could blame all my problems on a doll.

[Zenotetsuken]

I still don't understand how Barbie is such a bad thing... Sure, she has an unrealistic body, but so do MANY MANY MANY other toys marketed for boys AND girls.

Little girls are taught from a very young age that they can be ANYTHING, but an unrealistic plastic body is the only thing that "Society" gives any fucks about.

Here you go, stop whining about Barbie. List of almost all Barbie Doll models ever created.

1959 Teenage Fashion Model

1960 Fashion Editor

1961 Ballerina, Nurse, Flight Attendant

1962 Tennis Pro, Ice Skater

1963 Executive

1965 Astronaut, Teacher

1966 Pan Am Flight Attendant

1967 Junior Designer

1970 Aerobics Instructor

1971 Singer

1973 Surgeon, United Airlines Flight Attendant

1974 Miss America

1975 Olympic Athlete, Downhill Skier, Figure Skater, Gymnast

1976 Ballerina

1977 Actress

1979 Miss America

1982 Concert Pianist

1984 Aerobics Instructor, CEO

1985 Business Executive, Dress Designer, TV News Reporter,
Veterinarian, Teacher

1986 Astronaut, Rock Star

1987 Ballerina

1988 Doctor

1989 UNICEF Ambassador, Doctor Army Officer

1990 U.S. Air Force Pilot, Summit Diplomat, Ice Capades Star

1991 Music Video Star, Naval Petty Officer

1992 Marine Corps Sergeant, Rap Musician, Teacher, Chef Doctor,
Presidential Candidate

1993 Police Officer, Army Medic, Radio City Music Hall Rockette,
Baseball Player

1994 Pediatrician, Astronaut, Scuba Diver, Air Force Thunderbird, Squadron Leader, Artist

1995 Teacher, Lifeguard, Firefighter

1996 Veterinarian, Engineer, Olympic Gymnast

1997 Dentist, Paleontologist, Boutique Owner

1998 Professional WNBA Basketball Player, Rock Star,
Olympic Skater, NASCAR Driver

1999 Pilot, Women’s World Cup Soccer Player, Major League Baseball Player, Business Executive, NASCAR Driver,
NBA Player

2000 Olympic Swimmer, Presidential Candidate, Formula1 Driver

2001 Children’s Doctor, Sign Language Teacher, Chef

2002 Art Teacher, Olympic Ice Skater

2003 Producer

2004 Presidential Candidate

2005 American Idol Winner, Baby Doctor Barbie, Pet Doctor Barbie,
Teacher Barbie

2006 Baby Doctor, Zoologist,Teacher, Ballerina

2007 Pet Sitter, Baby Photographer, Teacher, Ballet Teacher

2008 Presidential Candidate, Soccer Coach, Swim Instructor,
TV Chef, Zoo Doctor, Space Camp

2009 Animal Trainer, Newborn Baby Doctor, Preschool Teacher,
Pet Vet, Gymnastics Coach, Dog Trainer/Competitor, Dog
Washer, Dog Park Sitter, Equestrian, Fashion Magazine Intern

2010 Race Car Driver, Rock Star, Pet Vet, Dentist, Snowboarder,
Pizza Chai Ballroom Dancer, Baby Sitter, Kid Doctor

2011 Skier, Art Teacher, Movie Star, Chef

2012 Architect, Presidential Candidate, Fashion Designer. Paleontologist, Zoo Doctor, Arctic Rescuer

2013 Space Explorer, Sweets Chef, Magician, Dolphin Trainer, Baby Doctor

2015 Film Director (Probably more in 2015, but that's the only one I could find)


So, can we please stop pretending that the issue with Barbie is anything beyond the doll being unrealistically thin and pretty. Petition Mattel to make a Barbie with more "Realistic features" if it is such an issue to you.
Boys and Girls are constantly bombarded with unrealistic expectations of them everyday, yet we only get butthurt about the ones that we ourselves are insecure about. If some of you had spent as much time filling out petitions, and tweeting Mattel as you do posting on these forums (Yes, that would be tens of thousands of of tweets) you would be able to affect change. You however, sit here and complain about injustice, and how it is everyone else keeping you back.
I say this with nothing but love... Shut the fuck up, and go do something about it.

[Oktoberfest]

mental illness

[Deleted]

Question, so what should be done about unrealistic expectations of boys and men?

NOTHING. THERE ARE NO UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS TO BEGIN WITH.

There is no collective male opinion that screams "Be like my favorite pop singer/waifu/porn star or GTFO"
There is no collective female opinion that screams "Be like my favorite one direction boy/husbando/porn dick or GTFO"

All of this is just paranoia artificially manufactured by Tumblr/SJW/x-ists fruit cakes that are facing the carnage known as rejection.

Dates still happen.
Marriages still happen.
Sex still happens.
Babies are born.
Humanity is still reproducing.

All is right
God is in his heaven.

What we are just witnessing is whimpers of those who natural selection is in process of eliminating.

[Gothicshark]

As a progressive I do agree with a lot of the points of feminism has; however, they are completely blind to think that women are the only ones that have unfair standards of reality stacked upon them.

Few are blind to it, the difference is Barbie has sales numbers in the Billions, where as He-Man and other unrealistic male action figures can't hold a candle to GI Joe, and Star Wars figures which are both nearly equal to barbie.

Basically He-Man is not Barbie's Equal. There is no one character for boy's who has as much social impact.

[Deleted]

Feminism is some stupid bullshit. We have serious problems on the planet and we stand to discuss all the head crawlers of some ladies who would better start looking at themselves.

Give them a few overzealous sharia african and arab men and let them discuss their views upon the world.

[Hiricine]

Neither sexes do. If you base your reality on the looks of Toys, TV and Videogame characters you are a fucking moron.

Not only this, but to turn the argument around, if you base the looks of your Toys, TV, and Videogames characters completely on reality, then you have no imagination. Just imagine if all Warcraft characters had to be Humans with "realistic" dimensions.

Also an FYI, more than 50% of Americans are Overweight with at least 20% being Obese. 2% of Americans are underweight, and Obesity/metabolic disorders kill far more people each year than malnourishment in countries where food isn't scarce has killed people SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. Feminists (or anyone) picking this battle are attempting to confiscate firecrackers while someone drives off with a nuclear bomb.