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Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan
That's a difficult topic and although I think the pressure for women is much harder (not the becoming thin part but the overall assumptions about women that come along with it, like women are just pretty dolls and that their worth is measured by their appearance and not their skills - in simplified terms) I agree that men also suffer under the sexism that actually is directed at women. While women have to be pretty and gentle men have to be tough. That's especially a problem for little boys who should be kids and not bothered by the "men don't cry" shit.
I hope one day girls can be loud and play dressed up as a pirate and boys can be shy and play with "My little Pony" if they want to without anyone telling the kids they aren't "real" girls or boys. 
And I find it interesting that you say men don't have to care about beauty, because here in Germany they have (not as much as women, though). A friend of mine who comes from the US always says that people over there think European men are all "gay". Is this true? |
It's becoming more accepted to be a man who grooms but concern with beauty is still predominantly seen as a female thing. Also, at least women can talk about feeling pressured by media (this is a public issue, women stand together, etc), where as you don't see men speaking up on pressures because it is engrained in men's minds to just deal. Not to express, etc. So they have less outlets and in turn feel more loss or pressure.
Ha, I guess I've heard jokes about Europeans being gay. But there's jokes about everyone being gay now.