Seems a bit limited to me with so much going on in the world. I'm not sure I can do 'sweet'. I can do 'kind!' I think that's v important.
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I'd like more women in 2017 to reject nasty, silly & disempowering movements for gender equality especially SocJus feminism.
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I'd like more of us to move forward, with men, into a mutually respectful & considerate, ethical, rational & humanist approach to gender.
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I think most of us are already there & bitter, self-victimising gender ideologues are a noisy minority. Most of us quite like each other.
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something that young women are increasingly taught to reject within themselves, & are outright harassed for expressing (eg: me)
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Ultra-femininity is condemned by some feminists, I know. Do you find it is by society more widely?
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it's becoming more and more mainstream as time goes on, among young people especially.
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Interesting. My daughter finds extreme girliness in her classmates but she is 12. I'll have to see what Brit students think.
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the distinction between"girly" aka gender roles / lace and ribbons, and feminine energy, is also important, imo.
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How would you define feminine energy?
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The basic definition that makes sense to me is receptivity, heart centered. Generally we're taught that is powerless.
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That makes sense to me but evolutionary psychology would explain women's greater emotionality, empathy etc on average.
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Sounds like it wd involve a lot of joy-sapping dieting & painful hair removal 2 achieve what she's advocating here.
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Possibly! It also sounds a bit dull! I want to focus on ideas and argue with people! XD
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And she's implying traditional feminine beauty standards are under threat. They're not. Pick up any magazine or hop over to Instagram.

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Look around u. Currently at a pavement cafe: not 1 woman walking past has unwaxed legs or unpedicured toenails. (1)
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Pretty, flowery summer frocks abound. Haven't even seen a woman w short hair, let alone a shaved head.
#Summer
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Its easy to disregard femininity, or believe it refers to gender roles - but I think she's talking about the energy,
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