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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Women often feel that they are only valued for their beauty. We often equate youth with beauty. I think some men are really into this idea and speak in a way that is disrespectful to women their age or older. They fetishize youth in their partners and dismiss all women over a certain age as ugly or gross. It’s understandable that these women would then be offended.

Even as a young woman I was grossed out by the whole “trade your 40 y/o wife in for two 20 y/os haha” joke. I think it perpetuates a tired and cruel idea that a woman’s worth is derived only from her beauty and that beauty can only exist for young women. I don’t think that all men who date younger women believe this but there is a loud and vocal group that does. I understand why they bother women of any age. [/quote]

I heard the “trade their wife in for a new model” jokes when I was in elementary school and even back then I knew enough that it made me furious. [/quote]

If someone makes a joke like this, frankly I am thankful because it's an alert to keep away. I could not care less about idiotic comments like this.  You realize that they usually say 'jokes' like this to make you feel upset and insecure right? [/quote]

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