I totally disagree with you there. Part of the reason I was profoundly loath for many years to call myself a feminist is because the reasoning I saw in the theory seemed to go like this:
Do you shave your legs or don't you? Sometimes I do. And why do you? Because I like the feel of smooth skin. Why do you like that? Come again? Well, [explanation of social context.] Shit. I never thought of that. I'd better not do that then. And here I was thinking it felt cool, but I can't possibly prove to myself or anyone else that I think that for reasonas that are okay. Well, if my reasons are bad, there goes that. [Time passes.] Hmm. I still really like it when my skin is smooth. [Shaves legs.] I can't stop thinking that I like that because some guy somewhere back in history decided I'd be sexy with little girl legs. Yuck. [Grows them back out.] Hey, I miss my... Oh, whatever.
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Do you shave your legs or don't you?
Sometimes I do.
And why do you?
Because I like the feel of smooth skin.
Why do you like that?
Come again?
Well, [explanation of social context.]
Shit. I never thought of that. I'd better not do that then. And here I was thinking it felt cool, but I can't possibly prove to myself or anyone else that I think that for reasonas that are okay. Well, if my reasons are bad, there goes that.
[Time passes.]
Hmm. I still really like it when my skin is smooth.
[Shaves legs.]
I can't stop thinking that I like that because some guy somewhere back in history decided I'd be sexy with little girl legs. Yuck.
[Grows them back out.]
Hey, I miss my... Oh, whatever.