Is it bad that I agree with this?

[lizziebith]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

So is the feminist position one that women have no freedom but are compelled to do what pop culture dictates? I think I'd be insulted if the society I was in presumed me so powerless as to have to protect me from my weakness of wanting to be attractive to potential partners.

We're talking about the cultural programming (yes I said it) of young women here. Young women trying to make their way through the confusing and contrasting signals of hormones and hair and curves and wanting-to-do-it v. you are ugly if you have curves and hair, and you are a whore if you want to do it. Believe me when I say it's a lifelong fight against that crap. Of course we have freedom in the abstract but learning to use that freedom, in our culture, takes great, and mature, bravery. And it's an uphill battle, apparently, wherever one goes and whatever ones age is.

Oh, I got over being insulted about it long ago, but it's there whether I care or not. I do continue to care on behalf of the future partners of my son.
If he brings home a hairy curvy gal or boy (or the opposite!) that he truly loves than I figure I've done my job at running cultural interference. But cultural interference must be run. GRRRRR! And these stupid "ideals" burn my toast.