My favorite thing about this is that the “traditional” woman isn’t always on the left. By switching it up the artist is really committing to the idea that the right way for a woman to be is however she wants.
Just wish some of the women were plus size..
I really love how much Lainey’s art and positivity is bringing people joy and I really hope you’re checking out her insta, it’s full of so many more
“men are evil” and “masculinity is bad” is just the new way of saying that “boys will be boys”.
not only is masculinity not evil, it also gives a get out of jail free card for men who behave badly. it gives them an opportunity to say “oh I’m just a guy, can’t help it”.
nope. men aren’t evil. and the ones that are bad shouldn’t be able to get out of it because they “can’t help it”.
what this means is that:
if we act like men are automatically evil, the bad men are not going to get blame for evil acts
if we act like men are automatically evil, we make it easier for mediocre men to act like they’re perfect
if we act like men are automatically evil, we lower the expectations of people who are attracted to men, putting those people at risk
if we act like men are automatically evil, we put the good men at risk of being ridiculed, or punished for being good (because being good will be perceived as a “weird” thing for men to be)
masculinity is neutral. manhood is neutral. acting like saying “all men are trash” is actively dismantling the patriarchy is not it.
This is also something white women use specifically to oppress men of color because “how am I being racist if all men are evil?”
I’d also like to add, if it’s alright, that the “men are evil” rhetoric is massively harmful to trans people. It’s used by terfs to vilify transfeminine people and it can scare transmasc people into thinking they’re doing something wrong just by being men/masculine. The number of trans men specifically I have seen worried that testosterone (often a lifesaving treatment!) Is going to turn them into a dangerous, unrecognizable monster is heartbreaking.