bertwurst
@bertwurst.eth
Gauging the Farcaster audience... are women choosing to objectify themselves, or are they being objectified, and some people canât handle when hot women are good at things? Most (if not all) of the women youâre all vaguely alluding to arenât posting thirst traps. Theyâre not being provocative. Theyâre smart. Funny. Consistent. Creative. And they're also hot, and that triggers your internalized (kind of) misogyny. Is there pretty privilege at play? Of course. I know all about pretty privilege, I mean look at me. But if youâre going to claim the leaderboard is full of people who got there by objectifying themselves, name names. Yes, there are gooners and simps here. Always will be. Thatâs not why there are women on the leaderboard. Some of yâall arenât upset about the content. Youâre upset that you like it, and you havenât figured out how to metabolize that without blaming women. Thatâs not critical thinking. Itâs just misogyny. And itâs tired. Do better. Look within. Log off. Touch some grass. Maybe pet a dog while youâre out there. Weâre great at perspective.
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@ammelanoleuca
This post reads virtue signaling. It can be both. Women are objectified, no doubt about it. Some women are also intentionally leaning into it, and they have every right to do so. Arguing and lecturing misogynists doesnât change them and accusing people of misogyny out of context also isnât helpful.
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bertwurst
@bertwurst.eth
I totally agree, women are objectified, and some may choose to participate in the systems that reward that. AND they should be able to do so without shame!! But hereâs where I disagree: Virtue signaling, to me, wouldâve been making a vague, clout-chasing comment with no real point. This wasnât that. It was a direct response to people implying that women in the top 30 only got there by using sex appeal. That kind of projection is misogyny. The context mattered, and maybe it got lost. Calling it out isnât really about changing minds. Itâs about pushing back so that kind, thoughtful people donât internalize the same narratives. Some things are worth saying even if they donât change everyone. This felt like one of them.
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