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20 Girls Being Jealous of Other Girls
The site that posted this is called Manofest, and it's tagline is "Masculinity Times Infinity."
Why does 'masculinity' have to be defined as the opposite of 'femininity?' Can't it exist as its own entity? Do we have to polarize gender, and then rip 'the other' apart, for the sake of definition?
If gender is a social construct, then maybe hurtful generalizations are the only way to keep norms reinforced and in existence.
More than half of these girls -- labeled as 'jealous' -- look like victims of inopportune timing. Just because of their positioning and eyeline on the sidelines of the picture, they are chalked up as envious of the picture's main focus: traditionally attractive girls. And by 'traditionally attractive,' I mean attractive to men or the 'feminine ideal' of what the 'masculine ideal' decides is worthy.
I sound angry . . . and maybe I am.
I'm not man-hating. I'm label-hating. "Man"-hating, if you will.
SK
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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