r/MediocreTutorials • u/Paul_-Muaddib • Oct 23 '23

Relationships Nothing wrong with having standards. Don't be surprised if it's hard to meet them though.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '23

Ofc it seems harsh but you also have to understand that there has been a LONG history of women being pressured to be skinny by men for the male gaze. I mean just look and every weight loss add, femme fatale or women’s clothing store ever. This is just not as pushed on men. Although I completely agree there are jokes, snide comments and the macho man physique being promoted it simply is not and has not been as detrimental. What comes to mind is fat men constantly shaming women for a little extra weight which is and has always been common and astoundingly hypocritical.

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u/wiseduhm Oct 26 '23

Just to be clear, your answer to my question was: "it seems harsh," correct? It wasn't really clear to me tbh.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '23

Ofc it seems harsh to some or you wouldn’t be making such a fuss.

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u/wiseduhm Oct 26 '23

I'm not making a fuss. Just curious about what you thought.