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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Are more women finally making the connection between the beauty industries emphasis on anti-aging products and the pedophilic nature of patriarchy? has it finally hit you that your obsession with not looking "old" caters to the predatory male gaze?"

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Agree. Patriarchy, rape culture, pedophile culture. It's the world we live in and informs everything. Religion, politics, media, advertising. And it's almost impossible to grasp the extent.  Naming it is a start. Workplace sexual harassment and date rape were concepts that didn't exist 50 years ago. Once we named it we could start to fight back.

The beauty industry encourages eating disorders and body modification. I support individuals expressing themselves however they choose. [b]It's impossible for me to judge how much of what we do is truly an individual decision, and not due to social conditioning.[/b]

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I am not sure why there is this resistance to the idea that beauty/ grooming standards are socially constructed. Sure, there may be some activities--manicure, styling an outfit, massage--that may entail some [i]inherent [/i]physical or creative pleasure. But the vast majority--hair dye, waxing, plucking--are painful and/or involve expense. Of course, we only do this for social sanction.[/quote]
Sure. But if I quit hair dye, waxing, plucking.. am I not just conforming to a different social construct? We can't dress ourselves out of rape culture. Women get raped when they're covered head to foot. Is it possible to Beautify ourselves out of paedophile culture?  I agree there are lots of ways to opt out, but believe the prior poster had it right about focusing on consent.

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