Having seen the original off which this image is based making the rounds on Facebook once or twice, I have to say that I’m happy someone made this version. Linked to the original blog post, which is short but lovely.
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[Facebook COO Sheryl] Sandberg ends the interview with a strong message for women. “If you survey men and women in college today in this country, the men are more ambitious than the women,” she says. “And until women are as ambitious as men, they’re not going to achieve as much as men.”
Gee, what a novel idea, ma’am. I’m sure no one had ever thought of trying that before!
Oh, it’s so embarrassing when your internalized misogyny slips out in front of everyone! Like showing up at a party with the same dress as someone else! Eeeeek!
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lackadaisiac: Pet peeve
I was blessed enough recently to witness on Facebook the occurrence of something that truly chafes me. A friend, in a status update pertaining to some TV show or another, posted some offhand remark about most young guys being “irresponsible jerk-offs” (as exhibited on the show). And I swear her…
well… two things. For one, it’s easy to feel defensive when someone or something you might identify with has come under fire. What if I said that some women who are dog owners and in their 20s are _____________. Nothing explicit about ALL women or ALL dog owners or ALL folks in their 20s is being said. I certainly wasn’t talking about YOU…but you might be inclined to respond to or be generally invested in that discussion.
If you said that, it honestly wouldn’t faze me in the least! I can be blasé in asserting that because it happens plenty, as an Apple product user/chihuahua owner/lover of cheesy pop music/art student/vegan/liberal/etc. etc. I think there’s some danger in aligning one’s self so firmly with a group that you feel a deep personal investment with any perceived slight against any of its ranks. One’s individual diversity is important. So is perspective. Yeah, some of Group X are Y! Haha!
Secondly, yeah, it is annoying. But I’ve come to find that there are often people out there who just think everything is about them. So they need to comment on EVERYTHING in respect to THEM, even when it has nothing to do with them. Haha, I’ve known SOO many people like that. But I think once you realize that that’s how they are, it’s much less aggravating.
Oh, that is totally the case with a lot of people. I certainly have the capacity to understand that (and really, I am very patient, even though my rants might suggest otherwise). But really, that’s what I’m getting at—it’s such a self-centered practice. For a lot of people, I think it boils down to issues of insecurity, and that’s sad. I wish that more people could achieve the internal distance to address such feelings instead of succumbing to “quick fix” behaviors that feed into vicious cycles.
But really, some dudes just need to chill. We can agree on that, at least, can’t we?
Pet peeve
I was blessed enough recently to witness on Facebook the occurrence of something that truly chafes me. A friend, in a status update pertaining to some TV show or another, posted some offhand remark about most young guys being “irresponsible jerk-offs” (as exhibited on the show). And I swear her finger must have barely brushed the Enter key before there came a reply to the effect of “hey, we’re not all like that!”
Oh, oh, ohhhh. Youuuu.
No, you’re not. You all being like that or not also has no bearing on WHAT SHE ACTUALLY SAID. Way to invent your own slight.
Where does this brand of idiotic persecution complex come from? The overwhelming majority of people who engage in this type of knee-jerk response (because this is in no way an isolated incident) enjoy the extreme societal advantage of being white heterosexual cisgendered adult men. Having a student loan payment or a cheap apartment in an iffy neighborhood or really strict parents doesn’t make you OPPRESSED. Race is another matter entirely, but even having that, why do so many feel inclined to try and make an issue of their most blatant privilege?
I am telling you this because I care, dear gentlemen of the internet: if you have ever done this, please stop. It is wasted dialogue at best and deeply obnoxious at worst. And while you’re sitting in silence there, maybe evaluate why the hell your Y chromosome, of all things, makes you feel like a marginalized member of society.
I find it funny.
If your offended by this… STFU and get the fuck out of my ambulance
I’m disappointed (but not surprised) at the reception these ads have received from the Tumblr public. The general consensus seems to be that any backlash in response to the campaign’s message is merely the product of the very stereotypical raging bleed-y women who are being lambasted in the first place. Well-played!
Instead of simply dismissing people’s concerns as a product of a society that doesn’t foist enough dairy upon its cantankerous, hormonal women, I would have hoped for this to become a teachable moment on a site whose population prides itself on (the pretense, at least) of progressive thought. But I’ve seen quite the opposite: a widespread panning of the perceived “PC” police as the masses move to rally behind the clear real underdog. Not the women who suffer the slights and indignities of society’s perceptions on a daily basis, but the poor unfortunate souls of the California Milk Processor Board and their well-paid ad agencies.
So, yes. Disappointed, but not surprised.
Personally, I find this hilarious. I mean, I’m a woman. I don’t give a shit. I know that we can get pretty evil on our time. Sure, a company pointing it out is not right but if this were like a high school project, this would be gold.
But it’s *not* a high school project. Yes, this punchline (“ugh, ladies, amirite?!”) is probably appealing to someone with a high school sense of humor. Oh no! These poor men! Their wife is mad at them, therefore they should bring her milk because she is obviously PMSing!
The whole “women are so confusing and make no sense” thing is a negative stereotype, and we really shouldn’t be applauding a company for putting out a series of ads that say, “Us fellas have it rough, what with them crazy womenfolk! Buy MILK and maybe she’ll stop perioding all over everything!”
Reblog for awesome commentary. I’m a woman and these are sexist, sorry (but not really)!
Boy, women sure are crazy!! With their uteruses!! I hate those bitches, too!!
if more people would stop trying to regulate others’ behaviour according to outdated and offensive conceptions of their gender identity, then fewer people would have to sit through utterly moronic platitudes such as these
what this is saying, under the poorly-spelled typography, is that if women would only be complacent and submissive, we might be rewarded with the truly glorious prize of men treating us as fragile and delicate creatures to be protected
so basically shut the fuck up or I will kick you IN THE FACEI think I love you, aeromachia.
swoon
why does the tumblr community think it’s okay to rip apart us skinny girls just to make the fat girls feel better
Because fat girls get the hate, you get the guys. simple as that.
negative. doesn’t work that way.
The “real women” argument has definitely had its moments under my skin. What makes me any less of a “real woman” because I’m naturally small? I fit into size 0 pants not because I starve myself or follow crazy diets or bust my ass in the gym. More like because I haven’t grown since tenth grade. I have my fair share of body issues that don’t involve my size, thank you. And they aren’t any less legitimate than the problems that overweight girls face. Dating isn’t magically easier if you’re skinny, either. I’ve certainly encountered my fair share of douchebags.
What do you mean, fitting into a size 0 doesn’t make people love me more genuinely? HAVE I BEEN LIVING A LIE?
I understand the trappings of privilege and try not to be blind to that which I enjoy. But I hate that the backlash to society’s supposed ideal has borne such divisive thinking. All women are real women.
(Source: causeweliketopartaaaay)
International Women’s Day
Today, on International Women’s Day, I was a woman all day and even talked to my professor, my mom, my roommate’s cat, and my dog, all of whom are also women. Women are pretty cool, internet. You should be cool to women and let them earn equal wages and use the PS3 every once in a while. And try really hard not to backseat drive while they’re playing Spyro because they hate it when you do that.
womennnnnnn
