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Eloise would probably respond that internalized sexism makes women want the bow as well, because society makes women want what men want...or something like that
I mean, social standards having a sexist bias and hence people inside that society earnestly express the standards they were raised in is a thing.
It's not that society makes women want what men want, it's that society sets standards that everyone works towards, and it's also set different ones for men and women.
There's no harm to a cute bow on underwear, nor to recognizing that fashion trends currently find that less acceptable on mens clothing.
The people who tie different gender standards and norms back to the sexual are just making it weird for no good reason.
"A man will only want me if my panties have a bow"
Girl, that man should want you well before he has seen your panties.
Lmaooooooooo
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I get what they're saying and that it's moreso a symptom meant to reveal a bigger perceived issue rather than to be taken hyperbolic, but this comment made me lose my shit lolEloise needs to work on her own internalized misogyny if she thinks women's consumption and clothing choices are all predicated on what men find attractive.