>>76496039
Look, your uni feminists aren’t the entire picture. Local activism tends to be about specific policies, but the broader cultural current (that is, the one that filters down into Instagram influencers, HR policy, and dating app bios) comes from the mainstream feminist discourse that’s been marinating online for years. You don’t have to hang out on /pol/ to see it. Scroll through TikTok, Twitter, or pop-feminist blogs and you’ll find endless content telling women:
>“Strong is fine, but don’t look too muscular, that’s doing it for men.”
>“Train for yourself, not to please the male gaze.”
>“Men are intimidated by fit women, so don’t shrink yourself.”
That messaging doesn’t come from a handful of blue-haired Twitter randos: it’s in women’s magazines, it’s in marketing campaigns, it’s in celebrity interviews. The core idea is that catering to male preference is inherently oppressive, so even if most women at your uni are normal, they’ve still grown up in a culture that subtly tells them not to chase the kind of fitness level men do.
On the other hand, men get the opposite cultural script: “No one will love you unless you improve yourself. Go to the gym. Build muscle. Be a provider.” That’s why you see so many more guys grinding it out in the weight room while most women stop at “light cardio and squats” levels of effort, like
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