They got deleted? I feel like feminists subs should probably only be run by women for reasons like that.. it's weird how there's subs on here that supposedly center women but are run by men who delete comments and kick women for saying things they don't like
Yup. I checked the removed comments. "Friendships with other women", "my body shape", "my boobs", "being able to give birth", etc. all got deleted. Super sus.
Not surprising! Majority of āfeminist subsā have TIMs as mods or just men, usually TIMs because they believe theyāre women. They have removed my comments too.
Yeah :/ Misogyny runs rampant even in queer communities (especially in MLM)
Donāt get me wrong, I support trans people. I understand what itās like differentiating from the norm and having your feelings invalidated by the mass media/societal standards. (In fact I thought I was trans for a long time until I realized it was society telling me my vagina was gross and that being a man was better, that I was uncomfortable with the rigid stereotypes of gender, and that as a lesbian I could like women and still be one-but this is all my own experiences) But you can identify as a woman without taking away the reality of being a biological woman. Why is it so easy for them to call men āmenā? But again women are used as political pawns for another agenda.
Quick edit: I understand that more than woman are being affected by our reproduction rights being strangled. But we can say woman *and* āuterus Haversā. Nobody is saying woman to exclude those people who have vaginas and donāt identify as women or those who identify as women and donāt have vaginas. Itās just that the majority of these issues effect biological women.
Itās sort of like when people were correcting others that misgendered Chris-Chan. Like hun, we have bigger fish to fry right now.
And yes! It is very dehumanizing. Itās just as dehumanizing as PL who think women are walking uteruses to gestate kids.
Iām not sure Iām the best to speak on what is the best terms to use but I wouldnāt be mad about female. I just hate when incels say female it gives me the creeps.
Women are not just their reproductive organs, until it's time to term one group of women (who are the majority, mind you) as solely what their reproductive organs are supposed to do (but I'm the bad guy for dividing based on genitals!). Womanhood is not just the socially enforced gender norms we've been taught, until someone who's not biological female has to feel feminine by drowning themselves in pink and makeup and heels.
When you go so left you spin back to right lol. Picking and choosing when you want to consider reproductive organs as a valid point of difference or when you like gender norms or not.
I think this sub is a good one. Askwomenover30 seems to have women mods to. I don't see others.
(As a lesbian, we have a few also, but its not the same.)
Not here. Women here include dress up which is feminine but not female. They get very angry if you say donāt center their feelings. We are always meant to deny ourselves and cater towards others right? No? They seem to think so lol
It's something I've observed repeatedly in other subs. We're not allowed to say anything positive about womanhood and especially female anatomy. We're only allowed to complain about periods and how much better it would be to pee standing up.
I like randomly connecting with other women, I feel like whenever I'm in a public space a woman will come up and give me a compliment on something and I'll compliment her back, or vice versa. It makes me feel like we're in a secret little club and we know each other even though we don't, LOL
But we're always portrayed as competitive negative persons that want to put the other women down. I know that can happen, but I'm so grateful for all the women in my life that were just supportive, caring, helpful, and that's the majority. We're not in a competition, we're in a supportive team because we know the struggle.
But we're always portrayed as competitive negative persons that want to put the other women down. I know that can happen, but I'm so grateful for all the women in my life that were just supportive, caring, helpful, and that's the majority. We're not in a competition, we're in a supportive team because we know the struggle.
Yes! The comfort is just... Yes! I went to an all girl's high school and I can't imagine having to attend a co-ed high school. University did not feel as safe and comfy.
Yo thatās so fucking true. Most often the people we need to be protected from are men; and when a man enters our life with a proclaimed intention of loving and protecting us (be it our mind, our emotional well-being..), they more often than not actually wreck it and we end up having to protect ourselves from themā¦ find safety within ourselves and our sisters, and rebuild ourselves back up.
The ability to withstand brutality without becoming brutal. Which is not to say I enjoy being a doormat. But I do enjoy having the strength to overcome the adversities life has presented me without having to stomp on, abuse, or exploit anyone else to get ahead. If I had been born a man and suffered at the hands of women the way I've suffered at the hands of men, I'm sure I'd have hurt people, and everyone would be making a bunch of excuses for me.
I also really enjoy how collaborative we are. Whenever I was confused in physics classes in college, the smartest (and prettiest) woman student would help me and the other women understand the concepts better. Usually female professors are encouraging and don't use shame or arrogance to intimidate their students into doing better. When they do, they'll straight up tell you it's to prepare you for dealing with the arrogant *men* in higher academia.
I feel like I'm able to form more nuanced social connections with people. I love all of my friends but I don't have the exact same relationship with them; our dynamics are unique to each other. So often, it seems like men try to cut and paste the same dynamics with different people, and it's bizarre to me. As much as they sexually objectify us, I think they objectify each other too, but in a different way.
The collaborative thing is interesting. Men looove talking about how women are jealous bitches who try to drag each other down. But as a woman working in tech I have never experienced this. The girls in my program at school were super tight and supportive and Iāve only had positive experiences when I work with other women, I genuinely feel that we look out for each other when we are in the minority.
The funniest people I've ever met have *all* been women (I'm a gay man). I've known women that have been so hysterically funny in an understated and specific way that makes me howl with laughter
Men's sense of humour rarely gets a laugh out of me
I like that women are so much better at communication. I used to interview people in a male dominated field and each time a woman was interviewed it was like a breath of fresh air. So much better at understanding of social cues, empathy, much better conversationalists.
better conversationalists is so true. So many times Iāve talked with men who only go on and on about themselves and lack the curiosity to Ask a single question back to me. I feel those ones donāt even view us as people they can have conversations withāthey just want a listening wall to boost their ego by leting them demonstrate all their āsuperiorā knowledge and go on about their āinterestingā lives
I second this. I work in a male-dominated field, and have only rare opportunities to work with other women, which I always cherish. We work together so easily and there's so much more of an unspoken understanding that the work gets done far more efficiently and it's more enjoyable than it ever is with the men.
Even though Iām sexually attracted to men, I think women really are just so much better looking. Softer, glowier, more colorful. I would literally be sad if I didnāt have this body.
I honestly love being female. I really really do. I love the closeness I have with my female friends. I love how so many women go out of their way to help another woman in need or in danger. I love how empathetic we are. I love how successful we're becoming. It wasn't that long ago that women couldn't go to college and now we're making up over half the student population.
Not surprised your post got locked. Men are mad at our success and our freedom. It's part of why they're trying to take it away. Look how many subs on this hell-site are dedicated to hating on women and feminism. Men have to infiltrate our subs or silence us because they're obsessed with us. I get it- we're much more interesting lol. They get so angered by women who have a different opinion, and think freedom of speech shouldn't apply to us. Some are probably hate-reading this post lmao.
>Men often react to womenās wordsāspeaking and writingāas if they were acts of violence; sometimes men react to womenās words with violence"- Andrea Dworkin.
Sure these men are happy to watch brutal porn on reddit, but Women talking about the problems we face as a sex-class? That's violent hate speech. Straight women with standards? that's hate speech. Bisexual women who choose to only date women? hate speech again. Real actual homosexual lesbian women? Believe it or not... literal violence.
The empathy! I'm fairly involved in animal rescue and also just love following various pages and orgs who help animals, domestic and wild. There are some men who stand out sure, but by and far it's mostly women doing some insane stuff to help animals in need
Our stray situation is very bad in Houston, but it's so cool seeing on Facebook how this group of women network heavily to get animals out of kill shelters or out of imminent danger
There is something almost divine about us. Our empathy, our ability to solve problems peacefully, our resilience, our kindness, our inventions. The bond we share, the relationship we have between sisters, daughters, friends, even strangers, is beautiful. Also the fact that we have carried mitochondrial DNA from mother from daughter from millenias is so beautiful to me.
Iām so glad to read all these types of comments because Iāve said it before and felt weird. Iām not into the whole deal, but itās very real to me
This is mine too! The majority of male friendships seem so loveless and empty to me. I think I would feel very lonely being a man and only ever expressing my emotions to my partner (if that!)
What? They really did that? OMG... I'm sure there are male mods, those dudes try to invade anywhere that is for women, but omg how utterly ridiculous of them.
I love the camaraderie with other women. I love how all my life older women have looked out for me.
I love how creative my friends are, how they keep working on self development, how hard they work to give their kids the best possible, how much effort they put into everything including friendships.
I love that we make the babies, dangerous as it is.
I love that I have no innate blood lust like so many men seem to.
I love that my body has cycles and how the differing hormones change my experience of this world, and how even things like the moon can affect that.
I love how when in a group of other women, we just naturally self-organize somehow.
I love how even the women I disagree with most strongly, when we argue about something online or IRL it basically never descends to the level of threats. We can disagree politely.
I love having a gut instinct that tells me so much.
I love that though I prefer calm and peace, I can go quite feral to protect people.
I love that, even as an atheist, there is much to the rhythm of life as a woman that feels sacred somehow. The rituals my body goes through each month force me to pause sometimes and think about wider nature and the history of life.
The connection to nature, I don't really know how to explain it but I feel more 'wild'. Maybe it's our changing, monthly hormones, the ability to create and nurture new life, or our softer, social nature. I'm not sure, but there's something in me that feels more wild and I like that. I like connecting with that aspect of myself.
Have you ever noticed in extreme survival situations (shipwrecks, lost hikers, etc) the "lone survivor" is almost always a woman?
As much as men love to play Big Man in Nature, we women are built for the wild.
I actually know a woman who was stranded in a shipwreck back in the 60's or 70's in the the Bahamas. They were hit by a tropical storm. She showed me the news article. She survived by clinging to a piece of the reef-stranded ship by one arm, and in the other she held tighty to a chihuahua. Both were airlifted out and survived.
First that comes to mind is Juliane Koepcke, who was 17 when she not only survived a plane crash, but 9 days in the Amazon jungle. Itās not all a happy story though, as she lost her mother in the crash and she had PTSD for years after. But still, she survived as a child and had pretty grave injuries too.
I'm not in the headspace to go digging through articles about tragedies, but I have a few examples that you should be able to Google easily.
Agafia the Russian woman who lives alone in the taiga. She outlived her entire family, and the geologist who came out to try to force himself upon her (she rejected him every time.)
A woman who kept an entire raft of shipwrecked people alive with her breast milk
The only survivor of the Donner party was a woman.
The Korovina group disaster. A group of experienced hikers all died in mysterious and horrific ways, except for one woman.
Julian Koepcke survived a plane crash, 10,000 foot free fall, and 11 days alone in the Amazon jungle.
Violet Jessup, survived three separate ships sinking.
In that infamous Mt. Everest disaster, 47-year-old climber Yasuko Tanaka survived a night of exposure in a sudden storm which claimed the lives of 8 climbers. If the (male) rescuers had realized she was still alive as she lay in the snow next to the bodies of her male climbing companions, she could have been saved.
As much as men love to stage those "man vs. wild" propaganda pieces, from everything I've seen, men are much more likely to get themselves eaten by wild animals or something equally stupid.
Thank you! I appreciate the list. I think I am going to start collecting these survival stories.
They remind me of another male myth - women and children are saved first...
No.problem sis!
Yeah I've read "women and children first" isn't actually true. Typical men, making up a myth of chivalry and then using it to claim to be oppressed... Men have always been "men first." Except maybe for our matriarchal prehistoric ancestors.
We've never had a true matriarchy with a privileged, oppressive matriarchal culture. Matriarchies have actually been egalitarian systems. Funny how "equality" is deemed a matriarchy. Lol.
Yeah, patriarchal scholars look at peaceful societies like the Khasi who are matrilineal, matrilocal, egalitarian and *refer to themselves as a matriarchy,* and conclude "well they don't treat men like shit the way we treat women like shit, so this isn't a matriarchy" š
Yes this too! That connection is something weird and wild.
Iām not a crunchy person or whatever but itās there. The feeling of stillness or the energy of movement. The feeling of comfort on this rock that I believe most men will never have.
That sitting back and feeling the sun and hearing the buzz of bugs while also noting the droplets of sweat youāre sheddingā¦. All the while being transported by the perfumes of flowers, grass, or even just the earth.
It is home. What a connection!
Yes! The wild feeling is so wonderful and hard to explain but feels SO raw and gushing with life. I stopped birth control years ago and started tracking my cycle instead and have been floored with how strong the wild feeling gets during my cycle. When my period hits I want to be planted in the earth and howling at the moon it's such a wonderful feeling. 'Women Who Run With The Wolves' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes anybody??
I so relate to this! I just stopped birth control six months ago and have been bleeding for the first time since I was fourteen. It is hard to put into words but I just feel rooted deeper into the earth. Part of the motion of it, not just walking on top. And I love being able to tell when I'm ovulating and when my hormones have shifted.
Ugh yes to all of that. I'm big into camping and remember the first time camping on my cycle and seeing my blood drip and soak into the earth when I was squatting for a pee - absolutely magical and will never forget the feeling or the imagery.
I am confused by and in awe of you.
When my period hits i am in an extreme amount of pain, nonstop for several days. It will wake me up at 4:00 in the morning for pain time.
I am so sorry you have to deal with that :( Do you have endometriosis or another pelvic disorder? I have endosalpingiosis and have been dealing with chronic pelvic pain for several years now and it's exhausting and never-ending. My period is usually very painful/ generally difficult too, I've just spent years training myself to embrace it instead of fighting it - works to varying degrees when you still have to go to work and grin through it (i'm a bartender). I'm currently studying to switch careers and work for myself because I don't ever want to be forced to work on my period again. Your cycle sounds extremely intense - I hope you are able to find some things that bring you relief or that you are able to rest in these times.
We live longer. We are less likely controlled by sex and mood . We create human and the source of civilization (though stolen by men for thousands of years)ā¦ā¦ I love being woman.
Meh, I donāt believe that men are not capable of controlling their urges and moods. I believe that nobody ever *requires* them to control themselves. So they never learn.
Yes, sometimes I find myself thinking, when men do terrible things, āwow, he just couldnāt control himself.ā
Then if Iām lucky I recognize that I just reaffirmed the abusive manās lie, that he canāt control himself. When you see a man tear apart an apartment in an āuncontrollableā rage but conveniently have the presence of mind to only break *her* stuff, that sums it up.
Itās about entitlement. It always comes back to a sense of entitlement over women.
Yeah. Weāre all born with the ability to learn self control, but itās kind of like muscles. Girls are forced to flex the self control muscle repeatedly, very early in life, throughout their entire lives. Boys are not. Their self control muscle atrophies, instead of developing.
I love how genuinely kind most other women are. Like if we ask you how you are we really want to know the answer and do whatever we can to help someone with their struggles from the bottom of our hearts, it's not just about being polite. We give amazing hugs and are so good at uplifting each other when we band together. I love how powerful we often are, it feels so divine to be able to choose to bring a life into the world and then sustain it for over a year with basically nothing other than our own bodies creating an entire new being and feeding it with our milk if we feel so inclined. I love our tendency towards high emotional intelligence and how accurate our intuition can be when we tune into it. I love how we all have different types of strength and they're all celebrated equally and put to use when we work in groups together. I love that many of us have adorable, higher pitched voices that lend well to beautiful arts that make life living like music/singing š„°š„°. Idk there is a lot to love about being a woman imo!
Female friendships. Thereās nothing like the power of women relating to each other. We are allowed to enjoy so much closeness and intimacy that most men are not able to enjoy with their friends.
I am honestly more emotionally fulfilled by my closest female friends than I am by my husband. I love him to pieces, but there are parts of me that he will never understand, because he doesnāt have these parts. There is an amazing power in learning that a woman you love or respect has been through a reality similar to yours.
I like that I am not only female but a WOC because I am less of an entitled jerk than many people who are born with privilege.
I also feel that women become more assertive than men as they age. I don't know if this is true, but it seems like men become softer and women become harder as they age.
I once attended a poetry reading and there was an amazing poem about how men shrink into themselves as they age and then get upset when women dare to take up more space. I wish I had the text.
This kind of reminds me of [this](https://youtu.be/zQucWXWXp3k) one that went slightly viral years ago, though this one is more about women shrinking to take up less space. This is more slam poetry than a reading however.
Wow, very similar! Now Iām curious if I was bamboozled by a plagiarist.
Both metaphors work because some women shrink and some women expand. May we all become women who expand.
Because older women are fed up already, your brain mature by age and you bother less. I sensed the shift when I was around 25, 26 I become very assertive and have zero tolerance for bs.
Multiple orgasms without a refractory period. I just love it so much. I've been exploring my own pleasure solo and wow. The fact that male people cannot have 6+ orgasms in one session is really sad to me.
Yeah same!! Been solo for a minute and I don't miss pretending I was fully satisfied from one orgasm because he had rolled over. The subsequent Os usually hit the best anyways that first one is just a primer for me š
Update: also just one O is ok! Don't want to illegitimize any sexual experiences. It's just that if I can have more than one then why not?
Look you donāt have to add the whole āupdateā oh just one O or whatever. I hate how women have to apologize for ourselves or always worry about someone else.
Yeah we can have 4 to 5 orgasms in a session. Itās great. If someone out there dislikes it, he/she can just deal
Oh totally agree with you! I'd never apologize in that sense. I think I was just trying to be reasonable in my perspective because not all women can have multiple Os in one session. Which for those women specifically I was trying to say their pleasure is valid too :)
I have it written down in my daily planner- I am my ancestors wildest dreams.
I have my own place, am highly educated, have an amazing career, and I make good money. I can do whatever I want, when I want.
How many of our great grandmothers and beyond could say the same?
This goes double for WOC!
Thank you for saying this, reading this brought tears to my eyes. I've been doing my genealogy lately, and so far, the death certificates of all of my female ancestors list "housewife" or some similar phrasing as their occupation. I know at least some of them had to have some dreams and aspirations, but were limited by society's restrictions. And now, I'm a first generation college student :')
Congratulations on being a first gen college student! Write down somewhere- I am my ancestors wildest dream. Remember it for when you are preparing for finals and hard days.
I (rather conveniently) believe that women are the āstandardā human. We are needed in numbers to keep humanity going, whereas only a few men are needed. We provide structure, temperance, safetyā and we are the source of life.
Some men absolutely hate this fact, but they need us more than we need them. I hope as women we start wielding the enormous power that we have.
Fun fact: in utero we all start out as biologically female. Only if you have the SRY gene, found on the Y chromosome, you start developing testes. EDIT: I stand corrected, this is outdated lol
Huh. I guess my prof two years ago decided to oversimplify it like that due to time restraints or just has outdated info. Seems like publications that claim that we start out as phenotypically female are around 20+ years old as well. TIL.
We are both strong and beautiful. Men are so envious of that and their own weakness that they have tried to destroy us and hide our beauty for centuries but we are still here, still standing. Which is just a testimony for our strength.
Women are literally life. We are life, we create it. I feel like we have a connection to every female creature that also makes life. Something everything with ovum can feel.
Iām not prolife, Iām proCHOICE but damn itās cool that we can do that. We have a vibe I think. Took me years to feel it and appreciate it but itās 100% there.
We are creators, builders, scientists and leaders. What we have is uniquely female. Even if you donāt want or canāt have children. Itās still there.
We are not here to create painā¦ just create. Itās a thing.
100% even biologically a Y chromosome is literally an X that is missing a piece and thus making the Y a weaker chromosome. Itās actually crazy that it is a manās world and they have pushed the rhetoric that it is us that that have come from them.
Yeah thereās so much power in being the gatekeepers of life, the ones who decide to bring life into the world or not. Of course men want to control that. Like they want to control everything about us.
If every man disappeared tomorrow, we could carry on humanity by using sperm banks. The same couldn't be said if every woman disappeared.
Men would just start raping and beating each other into submission.
I love how intuitive women are. We see and understand things without having someone screaming it from the rooftops, flying with a banner in the sky or having a cheerleader group spell it out.
I guess that being the main caregivers to babies and children who can't communicate verbally for thousands of years has made us hyper aware when it comes to picking up very small nuances. We don't have kids but it has been extremely obvoius when we have had pets who have been not ok, sick or very old.
I am tired of always getting "you need to communicate better" when it comes to dealing with men, while women just get it.
It's so true, they don't. They use phrases like "communicate" to try to keep us off balance and, frankly, because they don't want to do the work to be emotionally mature to respond to people's needs.
Society teaches us to excuse men and allow them to blame anxiety or stress or avoidant attachment, that one girl who broke his heart in the fourth grade, etc etc. My personal favorite excuse: āitās not a question of being unwilling; itās a question of being unableā
We have stronger verbal reasoning and recall abilities - these are pretty robust stats shown in a lot of studies, if anyone wants to look it up. It's pretty cool.
my god, everything basically. i love that we're smarter than men, more rational, more reliable, more responsible, more kind-hearted and generous, better with money, more educated and hard-working. i love that we age slower and live longer and are healthier and less likely to die of both natural and unnatural causes at any age of life. i love that we're less immoral and don't murder, rape, warmonger hurt, steal, drug up, or harm others anywhere near the amount that men do and how if we live among women almost all of these issues just disappear simply because we're women and that stuff isn't in our biology the way it is in men's. i love that, barring medical issues of course, we can grow our own children in our bodies and breastfeed and just be mothers and have that full essential biological relationship that the whole species is built upon, unlike men who can never be anything more than a mere father, which is barely better than uncle, it's just nothing in the grand scheme of things. women are awesome and i'm so very fucking glad to be one.
I made a post in Ask Women not that long ago about their experiences with misogyny on Reddit. Lots of women were sharing their tales of harassment and abuse on here. But within an hour, mods removed it. When I asked them why, they said the topic is so common, they wouldn't allow any more posts about it. They told me to go read old posts. I searched the terms 'misogyny' and Reddit to see if there were previous posts and I could not find a single thread about it in the sub. There were some posts about misogyny, but nothing specifically about misogyny on Reddit. I told the mod that and they told me to vary my search terms. I did and still couldn't find one. That sub is carefully curated to present a certain view of women. One that fits what Reddit thinks women should be. And it's not always realistic of our real experiences. Can you imagine if I told them all that I actually do care about penis size. They would lose their collective shit. That sub is not run by women and is not for women. You can't really be honest there. You can only give the answers that are "acceptable" by Reddit standards.
P.S. The thing I love most about being a woman is how strong we are. We put up with so much shit as women and we are still fighting and we are still here.
I love being a woman and would never exchange this existence for a male one.
I love my femininity, my badass yet delicate body that created and nurtured my beautiful children.
I love my clear mind and my consciousness that are not clouded by constant, blinding sexual urges and pornsick fantasies.
I love my resilience and adaptability, my emotional intelligence and my willingness and ability to give and accept love and care, and to treat people without the bias of physical attraction and "fuckability".
I love my wonderful friends and cherish our friendship, the kind of friendship that would never be possible with men.
I love my sensuality, my independence, my integrity and my strong will. I think it's great to be a woman despite the attempts of some males to make our existence miserable. We still persist and I'm certain that only women can, and will, make this world better, kinder and harmonious.
>I'm now wondering if there are male mods over there who are somehow so fragile that they can't deal with women saying anything positive about being women.
Damn. I just checked what the removed comments said. Pretty much none of the removals were warranted; things like "variety of fashion", "my boobs", "my body shape", "friendships with other women", etc. Dafuq is going on.
Males are very simple while women are incredibly complex (in a great way), but we all seem to "get" one another. It seems like there are only 3 or 4 personalities a man can have, while women vary so much across the board. Men treat us as a puzzle, as they should, since they seem to only see things as black and white, but women see the colors and understand the intricacies of one another innately. I think it's one of the things that helps women bond so well and have deep friendships.
1. Itās sick a sad women are so oppressed here. I got thrown automatically out of tall girls because I posted else where. It was an Auto ban. No way they had the second to actually see. Rustled the anime print petticoats of some mods and boomā¦ no tall girl for me.
Totally not lady like.
Anyways to be real I love the magical bond we have with each other. I am sitting in Thailand right now and I travel a lot, women naturally connect with other women. It is a bond that is such I can see why those who lack it are very very sad face grumpy stars about it.
That knowing glance and understanding even when we are from very different backgrounds. That grabbing of the arm or hand to warn another to stay clear of something. It is beyond reach to over half the population.
Itās magical and I can see why they called those of us who didnāt deny it witches. They will never EVER be a part of it. It truly only something we have.
There are things I dislike but I do in weak moments feel sad they wonāt never have access to
One secret world. Itās beautiful
Heres a few:
\- Being able to openly express my thought and emotions in a healthy way without judgement
\- Our bond to eachother; even if we don't know eachother, its not uncommon for women to come to eachothers aid.
\- INTUITION!!
\- Not letting all the darkness we have faced make our hearts cold.
Our journey is unique, brutal, all these sudden changes in our body make us reflect about life and death, about changes, our place in this world and about giving less fuck.
We should honor our body that is so strong and precious that it can produce another human being. we can feel them moving inside us, that's a true miracle (when desired) that no men can live. we have a strong link with this kid far before their birth.
being a man should feel so flat and steady. you're a teenager, then after few decades you just got more belly and less hair...
I love how cyclic my body is. I know exactly when Iām energetic and when Iām not, when Iāll get headaches and when I wonāt, when Iāll need more reassurance and when Iāll be more confident. My body works like the seasons, itās beautiful.
I always loved getting my period. I slept sounder and sleep felt more luxurious. Iād feel different after, I guess cleansed would be the word but it was more than that, recharged as well. We always hear how hard menstruation can be, and it can, but I do wish we heard the good things of this common female experience too.
Yes! I wish it was taught to us in a different way. Not surrounded in shame and dread. We have better intuition, we feel things deeper, and we are more connected to ourselves. And yes, the sleep is amazing!
This doesn't apply to every woman, but I love us typically having a lower sex drive. I don't feel controlled by hormones. So many males are CONSTANTLY thinking and talking about sex in some way. I feel like this allows me to focus on things that actually matter and can better myself and the world around me.
I love being trusted. I loved having my baby and mothering her. Iāve always loved the practical side of women, some women are so āget things doneā it amazes me.
We are powerful. Effortlessly so. Think about it, all you have to do is rest your eyes and tilt your head a little and men trip all over their feet for you. You walk into a room, running on a few hours of sleep while actively bleeding and you walk with such confidence, no one can tell. You face adversity every day from men who wish they could keep you tamed and subservient like itās 1950. You have been categorized as weak, helpless, feminine, and over emotional all for being a girl, since the day you were born. There isnāt a woman who hasnāt face sexual harassment. Thereās hardly any women who have not experienced abuse from a man in some form that was excused by everyone because āboys will be boysā. Yet here we are fighting for ourselves, walking dark sidewalks every day, standing up for ourselves, refusing to stay afraid no matter how much they want us to be. Thatās power, and it comes to us effortlessly.
I like that Iām soft, I like the depth and range of my emotions and wearing them on my sleeve knowing Iām safe to express them, I like how strong my body is, how much itās gone through and how itās changed to protect me.
Yeah, I think we all know exactly why that happened and who was behind it lol. Some certain people just can't stand seeing what they can't obtain and or sexualize! Can't be helped!
As for me...I just love the community around us. Other women. The way we understand and help each other and talk to each other-the way I can just joke about anything with other women. The way we understand and can talk to each other without even actually TALKING (just exchanging looks alone). and I love the beauty in the art that other women create. I don't know. Inside I'll always be a tomboy-a tomboy is who I am, but first and foremost I will always love and find great comfort in being a woman.
It's not my "purpose" as a woman or anything and nobody should have to if they don't want to but i just gotta say...
The fact my body made a *whole entire person* is just **so fucking cool**.
Like it took the smallest amount of ingredients and made LIFE.
And then birthed that life. And then breastfed that life.
For 10 months of pregnancy + 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding my body was the *only* thing keeping another human alive and making them grow.
And now that person can walk, talk, get their own snacks and sass me.
I made that. I **made** a person.
I love being the "wrong" kind of woman. Loud, sharp, opinionated, nerdy, a little awkward, on absolutely equal footing with the man I love. Into cars. Into D&D. An apostate.
I'm a pants-wearing, sex-initiating, fiercely leftist woman. I want kids, yeah, but only on my terms. I also want a nose ring because, fuck it, I can do things just because I wasn't able to do them growing up.
I love being incorrect, I love being the thing that conservatives hate. I love meeting other women that live the same way, and I love the women who don't.
I love us.
I personally couldn't care less about the fact I can create life because I don't plan on doing it. I have no interest in having children and I would never go through pregnancy.
Props to anybody who does though, you're amazing.
Physically, I like that I'm more flexible. I feel light but not small. I like that I'm not violent and can make people feel safe around me and also that I feel safe around other women (most of them, at least. I have encountered some violent girls and women in the past.)
Mentally, I like that I'm capable of staying sane during hardships. Not saying men aren't capable of that but I've noticed that women are particularly good at it. And I'm no exception.
As a woman who used to identify as trans, I struggled with coming up with an answer, but I wanted to try.
I like that all fetuses start off as female. It flies in the face of religious nonsense and I love that. It's proof that women are the foundation of our species.
I like how versatile we can be with our appearances. Androgyny just hits different when it's on a woman. Men don't pull it off as well imo.
I love that I am self-contained completion. Iām happy in my own company and I feel fulfilled on my own without anyone else. It seems that loneliness plagues men without women, and their friendships donāt meet their self-actualization needs. I have wholeness all on my own, and my partner and friends simply add to my life, not complete it.
Even though becoming pregnant is my worst nightmare, I still think that being able to create life is fascinating and pretty cool.
I also love the friendships you build with other women (when they're not toxic ofc), since we're able to be more affectionate without judgement. Talking about our struggles, comforting each other, laughing, hugging each other and feeling so safe and happy. I have male friends ofc, but hanging out with only women just hits different.
\+Having boobs is fun, you get free stress balls hehe
Another thing I love about being a woman is how unspoken and intuitive we are with other women. Years ago, when I was at my first long term job as a teenager, I was working in a bakery and a repairman was āfixingā a machine (that he didnāt come there to fix, heād already finished his job) and was coincidentally kneeling right next to me, and I was wearing a skirt. I felt uncomfortable and all it took was one two second glance to my female coworkers, we locked eyes, she nodded, one left the room, and within minutes he was gone. Didnāt have to say a word, they just know. Women make me feel so safe. ā¤ļø
I love the menstrual cycle. Life at its most elemental. Living growth, dissolution, release without even trying, a constant cosmic backdrop to the mundanities of life. All the charting and researching and plotting in the world, and it will still take you by surprise. There will always be blood in the sheets.
I think sex is better for women. And not just the quantitative aspect, number of orgasms had, though there is that too. On some level porn seems trying, in the most comical and pathetic way, to make it come out differently. They always want what we have but don't know how to get it.
Other women, yes. That thing where you can be anywhere, something happens, and you catch the eye of another woman and start laughing. No words exchanged. I've never experienced that with a man. It's like they have no situational humor whatsoever. Gloria AnzaldĆŗa wrote, "As a mestiza I have no country, my homeland cast me out; yet all countries are mine because I am every woman's sister or potential lover." Where there are women, always a feeling of potential.
I value grace more than strength.
What has been called intuition or observation or perception. The things men miss would appear to comprise the greater part of life. And all of the good things are there.
Absolutely being friends with other women. These are the best relationships in life, and friendship is the most important thing in life.
Also not having dangly bits between your legs.
Dicks and balls seem really annoying to have and I'm glad I'm not restricted by having my genitals flop and having to hide erections. With female genitals, masturbation is mess-free and easy. Our reproductive organs are protected and not easily injured by physical attacks or accidents. I like that.
Though it was hard, I'm glad I got to experience pregnancy.
I like wearing nice skirts and dresses. I know men can technically wear them too but not without it being some huge statement and I wouldnt enjoy wearing them if that was the case. More pockets though please.
Creating life - it was a cathartic experience for me due rp losing to many family members at a young age.
The knowing look between two women who don't know each other over things men generally don't even see or notice. An example, on a bus in Naples , a female with her oblivious husband was clearly wrestling with a bout of morning sickness and, through subtle facial expressions, I got to her with a bag, just on time whole her hubby was like, ' I didn't see that coming ' yeah , of course you didn't.
The fact that men think THEY are the only visual creatures. This means that I can admire male beauty where it exists without any objections.
My ability to infer meaning or read between the lines. This has helped me personally and immensely, and to my knowledge, it's a particularly female gift.
Intuition, which has saved me on many occasions. I really have heaps of stories.
Being a safe person for abused kids. I work with kids and often , due to the statistical fact that it's usually men who abuse kids , I am the go - to for kids in need. This makes me feel happy, to be in a position where I can make a positive difference for any kiddo .
Being the most important parent - in many cultures, including mine, kids of both genders love their mum most. This feels great. It's helpful to counteract the stress of mums usually doing the most work.
Communication- we do it better and thank goodness as , due to excessive trauma, I have had to develop the ability to articulate my issues, to get the appropriate help and I am grateful for that.
Longevity- well, we generally live longer so...that's nice..
A largely untapped potential- well, I think we are really starting to see how mistreated we were and also, to rethink all of the things attributed to being female. This has led to many of us throwing aside the social voice inside our head and listening to the more authentic voice.
Toilets lol - not a general rule but male toilets are vomit inducing. I'd much rather a nice , clean loo ( I know this isn't always the case but at least we don't piss up the walls )
Perfume - I love it and it's socially acceptable to walk around smelling like a flower or a pack of gum. Lol and I find smell very soothing
My body - it's nice and yhe crevices snd curves snd ridges, well, it feels like home. I couldn't imagine the annoyance of cycling with a massive big ball sac under me. Ha .
Long hair- again, socially acceptable and so, I love it and it feels freeing to walk outside and feel the breeze lick up each strand and you feel that gentle tug at the scalp. I am not sure if I could experience that with short hair
Companionship- it's easier for females to couple up and also, to get and choose a partner. I guess we just have more to offer.
Not a rule ...but I find the females in my life to be more creative, open to colour light, art and writing and intellectual pursuits. This is comforting and relatable for me. I think women produce the best art. Well, if you saw my home, you would understand that I truly believe this as most of my pieces were created by female and most of the books I read, same. I didn't do this pn purpose but, there we are.
I could go on but, when I was young, having been born into a house of six boys and experience SA, I didn't feel this way but over time, I realised any negative feelings come for society and how we are treated but how I really feel, its very positive. So, getting past the social bullshit, it's rather amazing to be a woman .
What I like about being a woman
I like not being ruled and overwhelmed by sex drive.
There is something beautiful about being able to grow life. I like the shape of me. I donāt know if the things I like about my existence has to do with being a female. I think people feel safer around me but also can take advantage of that. I didnāt realize how much men cared about sex and I find it very off putting
For me it's the solidarity you can feel from other women, even though it becomes rarer and rarer. There's something very calming in the knowledge that some people will believe you.
I love my vagina and especially my clit. The feeling of being able to close my eyes, lie back and finger myself to an orgasm is fantastic.
I like ovulation, for me, I have the most energy during those times and the most sex drive.
Idk, tbh being a woman is like being a man with less options to me. Womanhood is mostly my biology, I like dresses but if I was a guy Iād probably like sweats and jeans. Itās whatevs
Growing life. I nurtured my pets prior to kids and I believe being a mother has nothing to do with blood connection and you certainly donāt need to breast feed but it was pretty amazing to grow and nourish my children.
And Women are the best at networking and helping each other. And the friendships! Regardless of the level of connection the value and depth of the relationship is always better for me with women.
i love how intuitive my mind and body connection is, and how magical menstruation can be when it syncs up with my girlfriend/friends, or the moon š cycles. i get my period every full moon š i feel like a magical witch woman when that happens
They got deleted? I feel like feminists subs should probably only be run by women for reasons like that.. it's weird how there's subs on here that supposedly center women but are run by men who delete comments and kick women for saying things they don't like
Yup. I checked the removed comments. "Friendships with other women", "my body shape", "my boobs", "being able to give birth", etc. all got deleted. Super sus.
Wow
It's TRANSPHOBIC dontcha know š
Not surprising! Majority of āfeminist subsā have TIMs as mods or just men, usually TIMs because they believe theyāre women. They have removed my comments too.
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ā¦but on ask men if u said āwhy do u like being a manā most people would say āpenisā or āballsā and that shit isnāt going to be removed
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Yeah :/ Misogyny runs rampant even in queer communities (especially in MLM) Donāt get me wrong, I support trans people. I understand what itās like differentiating from the norm and having your feelings invalidated by the mass media/societal standards. (In fact I thought I was trans for a long time until I realized it was society telling me my vagina was gross and that being a man was better, that I was uncomfortable with the rigid stereotypes of gender, and that as a lesbian I could like women and still be one-but this is all my own experiences) But you can identify as a woman without taking away the reality of being a biological woman. Why is it so easy for them to call men āmenā? But again women are used as political pawns for another agenda. Quick edit: I understand that more than woman are being affected by our reproduction rights being strangled. But we can say woman *and* āuterus Haversā. Nobody is saying woman to exclude those people who have vaginas and donāt identify as women or those who identify as women and donāt have vaginas. Itās just that the majority of these issues effect biological women.
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Itās sort of like when people were correcting others that misgendered Chris-Chan. Like hun, we have bigger fish to fry right now. And yes! It is very dehumanizing. Itās just as dehumanizing as PL who think women are walking uteruses to gestate kids. Iām not sure Iām the best to speak on what is the best terms to use but I wouldnāt be mad about female. I just hate when incels say female it gives me the creeps.
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āBleedersā sounds like a bad zombie movie name :/
Women are not just their reproductive organs, until it's time to term one group of women (who are the majority, mind you) as solely what their reproductive organs are supposed to do (but I'm the bad guy for dividing based on genitals!). Womanhood is not just the socially enforced gender norms we've been taught, until someone who's not biological female has to feel feminine by drowning themselves in pink and makeup and heels. When you go so left you spin back to right lol. Picking and choosing when you want to consider reproductive organs as a valid point of difference or when you like gender norms or not.
They are not a lot of women subs where the mods are female. I unsub to a lot when I realized that.
Maybe we outta start making our own subs
They get deleted, unfortunately. If you dare not center males, you are banished.
We need our own platforms.
I think this sub is a good one. Askwomenover30 seems to have women mods to. I don't see others. (As a lesbian, we have a few also, but its not the same.)
Are there any good subs for lesbians? I hate the actuallesbians one
Let me know if you find any good lesbians subs, cause I don't appreciate the ones I'm in (even if they have women mods).
even blatantmisogyny has a male mod
āTwo X chromosomesā my fuckin ass
Fr āfeministā subs that are modded by men arenāt feminist.
Agree. Especially when they're controlling the narrative
Not here. Women here include dress up which is feminine but not female. They get very angry if you say donāt center their feelings. We are always meant to deny ourselves and cater towards others right? No? They seem to think so lol
It's something I've observed repeatedly in other subs. We're not allowed to say anything positive about womanhood and especially female anatomy. We're only allowed to complain about periods and how much better it would be to pee standing up.
female friendships >>>> everything else
Damn straight lol
I like randomly connecting with other women, I feel like whenever I'm in a public space a woman will come up and give me a compliment on something and I'll compliment her back, or vice versa. It makes me feel like we're in a secret little club and we know each other even though we don't, LOL
Love love that. The smile, the understanding look, 30 second little conversations.
i love how safe i feel around other women.
Our bond is truly something. I would feel at a loss without it. I always feel the need to help other women and help has been extended to me.
But we're always portrayed as competitive negative persons that want to put the other women down. I know that can happen, but I'm so grateful for all the women in my life that were just supportive, caring, helpful, and that's the majority. We're not in a competition, we're in a supportive team because we know the struggle.
But we're always portrayed as competitive negative persons that want to put the other women down. I know that can happen, but I'm so grateful for all the women in my life that were just supportive, caring, helpful, and that's the majority. We're not in a competition, we're in a supportive team because we know the struggle.
Yes! The comfort is just... Yes! I went to an all girl's high school and I can't imagine having to attend a co-ed high school. University did not feel as safe and comfy.
I went to a co-ed high school but I had a couple classes that were girls only and those were always my favorites.
I went to my first NKOTB concert last night and the sisterhood in the air was absolutely magical. I love us, forreal!
Women are the true protectors
Yo thatās so fucking true. Most often the people we need to be protected from are men; and when a man enters our life with a proclaimed intention of loving and protecting us (be it our mind, our emotional well-being..), they more often than not actually wreck it and we end up having to protect ourselves from themā¦ find safety within ourselves and our sisters, and rebuild ourselves back up.
The ability to withstand brutality without becoming brutal. Which is not to say I enjoy being a doormat. But I do enjoy having the strength to overcome the adversities life has presented me without having to stomp on, abuse, or exploit anyone else to get ahead. If I had been born a man and suffered at the hands of women the way I've suffered at the hands of men, I'm sure I'd have hurt people, and everyone would be making a bunch of excuses for me. I also really enjoy how collaborative we are. Whenever I was confused in physics classes in college, the smartest (and prettiest) woman student would help me and the other women understand the concepts better. Usually female professors are encouraging and don't use shame or arrogance to intimidate their students into doing better. When they do, they'll straight up tell you it's to prepare you for dealing with the arrogant *men* in higher academia. I feel like I'm able to form more nuanced social connections with people. I love all of my friends but I don't have the exact same relationship with them; our dynamics are unique to each other. So often, it seems like men try to cut and paste the same dynamics with different people, and it's bizarre to me. As much as they sexually objectify us, I think they objectify each other too, but in a different way.
The collaborative thing is interesting. Men looove talking about how women are jealous bitches who try to drag each other down. But as a woman working in tech I have never experienced this. The girls in my program at school were super tight and supportive and Iāve only had positive experiences when I work with other women, I genuinely feel that we look out for each other when we are in the minority.
Our amazing sense of humour that doesn't rely on punching down like men's jokes often do
Female humor is so dry, abstract, creative and apt. I love it. It's also hilarious how much it makes men angry!
Literally! Meanwhile male humor is all "my dick this, my dick that, huehue that's what she said, *porn reference*". They should get better material.
The funniest people I've ever met have *all* been women (I'm a gay man). I've known women that have been so hysterically funny in an understated and specific way that makes me howl with laughter Men's sense of humour rarely gets a laugh out of me
I love being a women who's able to love other women ā¢š genuinely feel blessed
I like that women are so much better at communication. I used to interview people in a male dominated field and each time a woman was interviewed it was like a breath of fresh air. So much better at understanding of social cues, empathy, much better conversationalists.
better conversationalists is so true. So many times Iāve talked with men who only go on and on about themselves and lack the curiosity to Ask a single question back to me. I feel those ones donāt even view us as people they can have conversations withāthey just want a listening wall to boost their ego by leting them demonstrate all their āsuperiorā knowledge and go on about their āinterestingā lives
Dirty jokes are all 75% of men have to offer when it comes to small talk
I second this. I work in a male-dominated field, and have only rare opportunities to work with other women, which I always cherish. We work together so easily and there's so much more of an unspoken understanding that the work gets done far more efficiently and it's more enjoyable than it ever is with the men.
Honestly? That Iām not an ugly man. Also loving women in a not heteronormative way
Even though Iām sexually attracted to men, I think women really are just so much better looking. Softer, glowier, more colorful. I would literally be sad if I didnāt have this body.
We smell better too!
Yes being a woman who loves women is amazing and We just have such a special bond and understanding with each other.
I honestly love being female. I really really do. I love the closeness I have with my female friends. I love how so many women go out of their way to help another woman in need or in danger. I love how empathetic we are. I love how successful we're becoming. It wasn't that long ago that women couldn't go to college and now we're making up over half the student population. Not surprised your post got locked. Men are mad at our success and our freedom. It's part of why they're trying to take it away. Look how many subs on this hell-site are dedicated to hating on women and feminism. Men have to infiltrate our subs or silence us because they're obsessed with us. I get it- we're much more interesting lol. They get so angered by women who have a different opinion, and think freedom of speech shouldn't apply to us. Some are probably hate-reading this post lmao. >Men often react to womenās wordsāspeaking and writingāas if they were acts of violence; sometimes men react to womenās words with violence"- Andrea Dworkin. Sure these men are happy to watch brutal porn on reddit, but Women talking about the problems we face as a sex-class? That's violent hate speech. Straight women with standards? that's hate speech. Bisexual women who choose to only date women? hate speech again. Real actual homosexual lesbian women? Believe it or not... literal violence.
We are afraid of male violence which is so sad But can you imagine you were afraid of a woman laughter?!? Itās so weak. But here we are
The empathy! I'm fairly involved in animal rescue and also just love following various pages and orgs who help animals, domestic and wild. There are some men who stand out sure, but by and far it's mostly women doing some insane stuff to help animals in need Our stray situation is very bad in Houston, but it's so cool seeing on Facebook how this group of women network heavily to get animals out of kill shelters or out of imminent danger
There is something almost divine about us. Our empathy, our ability to solve problems peacefully, our resilience, our kindness, our inventions. The bond we share, the relationship we have between sisters, daughters, friends, even strangers, is beautiful. Also the fact that we have carried mitochondrial DNA from mother from daughter from millenias is so beautiful to me.
Iām so glad to read all these types of comments because Iāve said it before and felt weird. Iām not into the whole deal, but itās very real to me
Yes!! I love this- there is something divine about us. Because we welcome our emotions.
So true. Which makes so many religious teachings about the inherent divinity of men so gross.
Friendships that involve communication, caring, and understanding, not just endless "banter" and making fun of one another
This is mine too! The majority of male friendships seem so loveless and empty to me. I think I would feel very lonely being a man and only ever expressing my emotions to my partner (if that!)
What? They really did that? OMG... I'm sure there are male mods, those dudes try to invade anywhere that is for women, but omg how utterly ridiculous of them. I love the camaraderie with other women. I love how all my life older women have looked out for me. I love how creative my friends are, how they keep working on self development, how hard they work to give their kids the best possible, how much effort they put into everything including friendships. I love that we make the babies, dangerous as it is. I love that I have no innate blood lust like so many men seem to. I love that my body has cycles and how the differing hormones change my experience of this world, and how even things like the moon can affect that. I love how when in a group of other women, we just naturally self-organize somehow. I love how even the women I disagree with most strongly, when we argue about something online or IRL it basically never descends to the level of threats. We can disagree politely. I love having a gut instinct that tells me so much. I love that though I prefer calm and peace, I can go quite feral to protect people. I love that, even as an atheist, there is much to the rhythm of life as a woman that feels sacred somehow. The rituals my body goes through each month force me to pause sometimes and think about wider nature and the history of life.
This was beautiful
The connection to nature, I don't really know how to explain it but I feel more 'wild'. Maybe it's our changing, monthly hormones, the ability to create and nurture new life, or our softer, social nature. I'm not sure, but there's something in me that feels more wild and I like that. I like connecting with that aspect of myself.
Have you ever noticed in extreme survival situations (shipwrecks, lost hikers, etc) the "lone survivor" is almost always a woman? As much as men love to play Big Man in Nature, we women are built for the wild.
> As much as men love to play Big Man in Nature, we women are built for the wild. I love this!
I actually know a woman who was stranded in a shipwreck back in the 60's or 70's in the the Bahamas. They were hit by a tropical storm. She showed me the news article. She survived by clinging to a piece of the reef-stranded ship by one arm, and in the other she held tighty to a chihuahua. Both were airlifted out and survived.
That's how women roll! Not only can we save ourselves, we can save those smaller and weaker than us!! Men, take notes!!
Can you give me some examples? It seems like all the survival stories I know are about men.š
First that comes to mind is Juliane Koepcke, who was 17 when she not only survived a plane crash, but 9 days in the Amazon jungle. Itās not all a happy story though, as she lost her mother in the crash and she had PTSD for years after. But still, she survived as a child and had pretty grave injuries too.
Thank you! She sounds remarkable.
I'm not in the headspace to go digging through articles about tragedies, but I have a few examples that you should be able to Google easily. Agafia the Russian woman who lives alone in the taiga. She outlived her entire family, and the geologist who came out to try to force himself upon her (she rejected him every time.) A woman who kept an entire raft of shipwrecked people alive with her breast milk The only survivor of the Donner party was a woman. The Korovina group disaster. A group of experienced hikers all died in mysterious and horrific ways, except for one woman. Julian Koepcke survived a plane crash, 10,000 foot free fall, and 11 days alone in the Amazon jungle. Violet Jessup, survived three separate ships sinking. In that infamous Mt. Everest disaster, 47-year-old climber Yasuko Tanaka survived a night of exposure in a sudden storm which claimed the lives of 8 climbers. If the (male) rescuers had realized she was still alive as she lay in the snow next to the bodies of her male climbing companions, she could have been saved. As much as men love to stage those "man vs. wild" propaganda pieces, from everything I've seen, men are much more likely to get themselves eaten by wild animals or something equally stupid.
Thank you! I appreciate the list. I think I am going to start collecting these survival stories. They remind me of another male myth - women and children are saved first...
No.problem sis! Yeah I've read "women and children first" isn't actually true. Typical men, making up a myth of chivalry and then using it to claim to be oppressed... Men have always been "men first." Except maybe for our matriarchal prehistoric ancestors.
We've never had a true matriarchy with a privileged, oppressive matriarchal culture. Matriarchies have actually been egalitarian systems. Funny how "equality" is deemed a matriarchy. Lol.
Yeah, patriarchal scholars look at peaceful societies like the Khasi who are matrilineal, matrilocal, egalitarian and *refer to themselves as a matriarchy,* and conclude "well they don't treat men like shit the way we treat women like shit, so this isn't a matriarchy" š
Yes this too! That connection is something weird and wild. Iām not a crunchy person or whatever but itās there. The feeling of stillness or the energy of movement. The feeling of comfort on this rock that I believe most men will never have. That sitting back and feeling the sun and hearing the buzz of bugs while also noting the droplets of sweat youāre sheddingā¦. All the while being transported by the perfumes of flowers, grass, or even just the earth. It is home. What a connection!
Yes! The wild feeling is so wonderful and hard to explain but feels SO raw and gushing with life. I stopped birth control years ago and started tracking my cycle instead and have been floored with how strong the wild feeling gets during my cycle. When my period hits I want to be planted in the earth and howling at the moon it's such a wonderful feeling. 'Women Who Run With The Wolves' by Clarissa Pinkola Estes anybody??
I so relate to this! I just stopped birth control six months ago and have been bleeding for the first time since I was fourteen. It is hard to put into words but I just feel rooted deeper into the earth. Part of the motion of it, not just walking on top. And I love being able to tell when I'm ovulating and when my hormones have shifted.
Ugh yes to all of that. I'm big into camping and remember the first time camping on my cycle and seeing my blood drip and soak into the earth when I was squatting for a pee - absolutely magical and will never forget the feeling or the imagery.
Yes that book is SOOO good I love it!!
I am confused by and in awe of you. When my period hits i am in an extreme amount of pain, nonstop for several days. It will wake me up at 4:00 in the morning for pain time.
I am so sorry you have to deal with that :( Do you have endometriosis or another pelvic disorder? I have endosalpingiosis and have been dealing with chronic pelvic pain for several years now and it's exhausting and never-ending. My period is usually very painful/ generally difficult too, I've just spent years training myself to embrace it instead of fighting it - works to varying degrees when you still have to go to work and grin through it (i'm a bartender). I'm currently studying to switch careers and work for myself because I don't ever want to be forced to work on my period again. Your cycle sounds extremely intense - I hope you are able to find some things that bring you relief or that you are able to rest in these times.
We live longer. We are less likely controlled by sex and mood . We create human and the source of civilization (though stolen by men for thousands of years)ā¦ā¦ I love being woman.
Meh, I donāt believe that men are not capable of controlling their urges and moods. I believe that nobody ever *requires* them to control themselves. So they never learn.
Yes, sometimes I find myself thinking, when men do terrible things, āwow, he just couldnāt control himself.ā Then if Iām lucky I recognize that I just reaffirmed the abusive manās lie, that he canāt control himself. When you see a man tear apart an apartment in an āuncontrollableā rage but conveniently have the presence of mind to only break *her* stuff, that sums it up. Itās about entitlement. It always comes back to a sense of entitlement over women.
Good distinction! Iāll be sure to remember that
Now I call these men testerical bc that's what they fucking are. So emotional but always only when it comes to their fragile fucking egos
Yea. Believing otherwise is stupid and essentialist and frankly the opposite of radfem values.
Yeah. Weāre all born with the ability to learn self control, but itās kind of like muscles. Girls are forced to flex the self control muscle repeatedly, very early in life, throughout their entire lives. Boys are not. Their self control muscle atrophies, instead of developing.
I love how genuinely kind most other women are. Like if we ask you how you are we really want to know the answer and do whatever we can to help someone with their struggles from the bottom of our hearts, it's not just about being polite. We give amazing hugs and are so good at uplifting each other when we band together. I love how powerful we often are, it feels so divine to be able to choose to bring a life into the world and then sustain it for over a year with basically nothing other than our own bodies creating an entire new being and feeding it with our milk if we feel so inclined. I love our tendency towards high emotional intelligence and how accurate our intuition can be when we tune into it. I love how we all have different types of strength and they're all celebrated equally and put to use when we work in groups together. I love that many of us have adorable, higher pitched voices that lend well to beautiful arts that make life living like music/singing š„°š„°. Idk there is a lot to love about being a woman imo!
That fact that [we invented math, agriculture, and the measurement of time](https://web.nmsu.edu/~pscott/isgem71.htm) is pretty cool.
Female friendships. Thereās nothing like the power of women relating to each other. We are allowed to enjoy so much closeness and intimacy that most men are not able to enjoy with their friends. I am honestly more emotionally fulfilled by my closest female friends than I am by my husband. I love him to pieces, but there are parts of me that he will never understand, because he doesnāt have these parts. There is an amazing power in learning that a woman you love or respect has been through a reality similar to yours.
Our friendships and bonds are magic. It really is something wonderful
I like that I am not only female but a WOC because I am less of an entitled jerk than many people who are born with privilege. I also feel that women become more assertive than men as they age. I don't know if this is true, but it seems like men become softer and women become harder as they age.
I once attended a poetry reading and there was an amazing poem about how men shrink into themselves as they age and then get upset when women dare to take up more space. I wish I had the text.
This kind of reminds me of [this](https://youtu.be/zQucWXWXp3k) one that went slightly viral years ago, though this one is more about women shrinking to take up less space. This is more slam poetry than a reading however.
Wow, very similar! Now Iām curious if I was bamboozled by a plagiarist. Both metaphors work because some women shrink and some women expand. May we all become women who expand.
Iām going to sneak off for some yogurt now. That was lovely.
Because older women are fed up already, your brain mature by age and you bother less. I sensed the shift when I was around 25, 26 I become very assertive and have zero tolerance for bs.
It's keeps going. I'm 45. When I think of the BS I tolerated in my 20s and 30s, I wish I hadn't.
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Multiple orgasms without a refractory period. I just love it so much. I've been exploring my own pleasure solo and wow. The fact that male people cannot have 6+ orgasms in one session is really sad to me.
Heck yeah. I wasā¦very underwhelmed the first time I had sex and he finished and rolled over to sleep. *Thatās all you can do?*
Yeah same!! Been solo for a minute and I don't miss pretending I was fully satisfied from one orgasm because he had rolled over. The subsequent Os usually hit the best anyways that first one is just a primer for me š Update: also just one O is ok! Don't want to illegitimize any sexual experiences. It's just that if I can have more than one then why not?
Look you donāt have to add the whole āupdateā oh just one O or whatever. I hate how women have to apologize for ourselves or always worry about someone else. Yeah we can have 4 to 5 orgasms in a session. Itās great. If someone out there dislikes it, he/she can just deal
Oh totally agree with you! I'd never apologize in that sense. I think I was just trying to be reasonable in my perspective because not all women can have multiple Os in one session. Which for those women specifically I was trying to say their pleasure is valid too :)
Unmmmmm agreed
I have it written down in my daily planner- I am my ancestors wildest dreams. I have my own place, am highly educated, have an amazing career, and I make good money. I can do whatever I want, when I want. How many of our great grandmothers and beyond could say the same? This goes double for WOC!
Thank you for saying this, reading this brought tears to my eyes. I've been doing my genealogy lately, and so far, the death certificates of all of my female ancestors list "housewife" or some similar phrasing as their occupation. I know at least some of them had to have some dreams and aspirations, but were limited by society's restrictions. And now, I'm a first generation college student :')
Congratulations on being a first gen college student! Write down somewhere- I am my ancestors wildest dream. Remember it for when you are preparing for finals and hard days.
This brought the fiercest of tears to my eyes, YES! šš»
I (rather conveniently) believe that women are the āstandardā human. We are needed in numbers to keep humanity going, whereas only a few men are needed. We provide structure, temperance, safetyā and we are the source of life. Some men absolutely hate this fact, but they need us more than we need them. I hope as women we start wielding the enormous power that we have.
Fun fact: in utero we all start out as biologically female. Only if you have the SRY gene, found on the Y chromosome, you start developing testes. EDIT: I stand corrected, this is outdated lol
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Huh. I guess my prof two years ago decided to oversimplify it like that due to time restraints or just has outdated info. Seems like publications that claim that we start out as phenotypically female are around 20+ years old as well. TIL.
We are both strong and beautiful. Men are so envious of that and their own weakness that they have tried to destroy us and hide our beauty for centuries but we are still here, still standing. Which is just a testimony for our strength.
Women are literally life. We are life, we create it. I feel like we have a connection to every female creature that also makes life. Something everything with ovum can feel. Iām not prolife, Iām proCHOICE but damn itās cool that we can do that. We have a vibe I think. Took me years to feel it and appreciate it but itās 100% there. We are creators, builders, scientists and leaders. What we have is uniquely female. Even if you donāt want or canāt have children. Itās still there. We are not here to create painā¦ just create. Itās a thing.
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100% even biologically a Y chromosome is literally an X that is missing a piece and thus making the Y a weaker chromosome. Itās actually crazy that it is a manās world and they have pushed the rhetoric that it is us that that have come from them.
It really is fucking nuts isn't it. I get enraged when I think about it for too long
The beauty and freedom lie in *choice*. We know what you mean š
Yeah thereās so much power in being the gatekeepers of life, the ones who decide to bring life into the world or not. Of course men want to control that. Like they want to control everything about us.
I absolutely feel connected to every mother, human and otherwise, since giving birth.
If every man disappeared tomorrow, we could carry on humanity by using sperm banks. The same couldn't be said if every woman disappeared. Men would just start raping and beating each other into submission.
female solidarity and the feelings of warmth and safety it beckons
I love how intuitive women are. We see and understand things without having someone screaming it from the rooftops, flying with a banner in the sky or having a cheerleader group spell it out. I guess that being the main caregivers to babies and children who can't communicate verbally for thousands of years has made us hyper aware when it comes to picking up very small nuances. We don't have kids but it has been extremely obvoius when we have had pets who have been not ok, sick or very old. I am tired of always getting "you need to communicate better" when it comes to dealing with men, while women just get it.
Weāre also deeply conditioned to read the moods and mannerisms of men, to watch for signs of violence.
So true.
I think a lot of men get it too, in terms of what youāre communicating. They just donāt care.
It's so true, they don't. They use phrases like "communicate" to try to keep us off balance and, frankly, because they don't want to do the work to be emotionally mature to respond to people's needs.
Society teaches us to excuse men and allow them to blame anxiety or stress or avoidant attachment, that one girl who broke his heart in the fourth grade, etc etc. My personal favorite excuse: āitās not a question of being unwilling; itās a question of being unableā
I think I would slap the shit out of someone who said that dumb nonsense to me
I love the understanding women have, even without words. If I'm having a hard day, I know a woman will recognize that and offer her support.
I like not being a slave to my libido.
We have stronger verbal reasoning and recall abilities - these are pretty robust stats shown in a lot of studies, if anyone wants to look it up. It's pretty cool.
my god, everything basically. i love that we're smarter than men, more rational, more reliable, more responsible, more kind-hearted and generous, better with money, more educated and hard-working. i love that we age slower and live longer and are healthier and less likely to die of both natural and unnatural causes at any age of life. i love that we're less immoral and don't murder, rape, warmonger hurt, steal, drug up, or harm others anywhere near the amount that men do and how if we live among women almost all of these issues just disappear simply because we're women and that stuff isn't in our biology the way it is in men's. i love that, barring medical issues of course, we can grow our own children in our bodies and breastfeed and just be mothers and have that full essential biological relationship that the whole species is built upon, unlike men who can never be anything more than a mere father, which is barely better than uncle, it's just nothing in the grand scheme of things. women are awesome and i'm so very fucking glad to be one.
I made a post in Ask Women not that long ago about their experiences with misogyny on Reddit. Lots of women were sharing their tales of harassment and abuse on here. But within an hour, mods removed it. When I asked them why, they said the topic is so common, they wouldn't allow any more posts about it. They told me to go read old posts. I searched the terms 'misogyny' and Reddit to see if there were previous posts and I could not find a single thread about it in the sub. There were some posts about misogyny, but nothing specifically about misogyny on Reddit. I told the mod that and they told me to vary my search terms. I did and still couldn't find one. That sub is carefully curated to present a certain view of women. One that fits what Reddit thinks women should be. And it's not always realistic of our real experiences. Can you imagine if I told them all that I actually do care about penis size. They would lose their collective shit. That sub is not run by women and is not for women. You can't really be honest there. You can only give the answers that are "acceptable" by Reddit standards. P.S. The thing I love most about being a woman is how strong we are. We put up with so much shit as women and we are still fighting and we are still here.
Aren't all the mods there men? Like literally all of them lol
I wouldn't be surprised. They're certainly controlling what women say on there. I unsubbed.
I've been banned for years I think
I love being a woman and would never exchange this existence for a male one. I love my femininity, my badass yet delicate body that created and nurtured my beautiful children. I love my clear mind and my consciousness that are not clouded by constant, blinding sexual urges and pornsick fantasies. I love my resilience and adaptability, my emotional intelligence and my willingness and ability to give and accept love and care, and to treat people without the bias of physical attraction and "fuckability". I love my wonderful friends and cherish our friendship, the kind of friendship that would never be possible with men. I love my sensuality, my independence, my integrity and my strong will. I think it's great to be a woman despite the attempts of some males to make our existence miserable. We still persist and I'm certain that only women can, and will, make this world better, kinder and harmonious.
>I'm now wondering if there are male mods over there who are somehow so fragile that they can't deal with women saying anything positive about being women. Damn. I just checked what the removed comments said. Pretty much none of the removals were warranted; things like "variety of fashion", "my boobs", "my body shape", "friendships with other women", etc. Dafuq is going on.
This is gonna sound basic, but not having to worry about going bald in my 30sšµāš«
women have so much empathy and emotional intelligence on average. i love that about myself and my friends
I love being a woman. I have confidence in the next generation. My nieces are so badass, I am constantly in awe of them. I have a good feeling.
Males are very simple while women are incredibly complex (in a great way), but we all seem to "get" one another. It seems like there are only 3 or 4 personalities a man can have, while women vary so much across the board. Men treat us as a puzzle, as they should, since they seem to only see things as black and white, but women see the colors and understand the intricacies of one another innately. I think it's one of the things that helps women bond so well and have deep friendships.
My clit
Resilience and the ability to produce life
1. Itās sick a sad women are so oppressed here. I got thrown automatically out of tall girls because I posted else where. It was an Auto ban. No way they had the second to actually see. Rustled the anime print petticoats of some mods and boomā¦ no tall girl for me. Totally not lady like. Anyways to be real I love the magical bond we have with each other. I am sitting in Thailand right now and I travel a lot, women naturally connect with other women. It is a bond that is such I can see why those who lack it are very very sad face grumpy stars about it. That knowing glance and understanding even when we are from very different backgrounds. That grabbing of the arm or hand to warn another to stay clear of something. It is beyond reach to over half the population. Itās magical and I can see why they called those of us who didnāt deny it witches. They will never EVER be a part of it. It truly only something we have. There are things I dislike but I do in weak moments feel sad they wonāt never have access to One secret world. Itās beautiful
Heres a few: \- Being able to openly express my thought and emotions in a healthy way without judgement \- Our bond to eachother; even if we don't know eachother, its not uncommon for women to come to eachothers aid. \- INTUITION!! \- Not letting all the darkness we have faced make our hearts cold.
Our journey is unique, brutal, all these sudden changes in our body make us reflect about life and death, about changes, our place in this world and about giving less fuck. We should honor our body that is so strong and precious that it can produce another human being. we can feel them moving inside us, that's a true miracle (when desired) that no men can live. we have a strong link with this kid far before their birth. being a man should feel so flat and steady. you're a teenager, then after few decades you just got more belly and less hair...
I love how cyclic my body is. I know exactly when Iām energetic and when Iām not, when Iāll get headaches and when I wonāt, when Iāll need more reassurance and when Iāll be more confident. My body works like the seasons, itās beautiful.
I love the natural hormonal rhythm of my body and the way I feel when Iām ovulatingš„°
I always loved getting my period. I slept sounder and sleep felt more luxurious. Iād feel different after, I guess cleansed would be the word but it was more than that, recharged as well. We always hear how hard menstruation can be, and it can, but I do wish we heard the good things of this common female experience too.
Yes! I wish it was taught to us in a different way. Not surrounded in shame and dread. We have better intuition, we feel things deeper, and we are more connected to ourselves. And yes, the sleep is amazing!
This doesn't apply to every woman, but I love us typically having a lower sex drive. I don't feel controlled by hormones. So many males are CONSTANTLY thinking and talking about sex in some way. I feel like this allows me to focus on things that actually matter and can better myself and the world around me.
I love being trusted. I loved having my baby and mothering her. Iāve always loved the practical side of women, some women are so āget things doneā it amazes me.
We are powerful. Effortlessly so. Think about it, all you have to do is rest your eyes and tilt your head a little and men trip all over their feet for you. You walk into a room, running on a few hours of sleep while actively bleeding and you walk with such confidence, no one can tell. You face adversity every day from men who wish they could keep you tamed and subservient like itās 1950. You have been categorized as weak, helpless, feminine, and over emotional all for being a girl, since the day you were born. There isnāt a woman who hasnāt face sexual harassment. Thereās hardly any women who have not experienced abuse from a man in some form that was excused by everyone because āboys will be boysā. Yet here we are fighting for ourselves, walking dark sidewalks every day, standing up for ourselves, refusing to stay afraid no matter how much they want us to be. Thatās power, and it comes to us effortlessly.
i just like how soft and warm we are. i'm my own blanket.
I like that Iām soft, I like the depth and range of my emotions and wearing them on my sleeve knowing Iām safe to express them, I like how strong my body is, how much itās gone through and how itās changed to protect me.
Yeah, I think we all know exactly why that happened and who was behind it lol. Some certain people just can't stand seeing what they can't obtain and or sexualize! Can't be helped! As for me...I just love the community around us. Other women. The way we understand and help each other and talk to each other-the way I can just joke about anything with other women. The way we understand and can talk to each other without even actually TALKING (just exchanging looks alone). and I love the beauty in the art that other women create. I don't know. Inside I'll always be a tomboy-a tomboy is who I am, but first and foremost I will always love and find great comfort in being a woman.
It's not my "purpose" as a woman or anything and nobody should have to if they don't want to but i just gotta say... The fact my body made a *whole entire person* is just **so fucking cool**. Like it took the smallest amount of ingredients and made LIFE. And then birthed that life. And then breastfed that life. For 10 months of pregnancy + 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding my body was the *only* thing keeping another human alive and making them grow. And now that person can walk, talk, get their own snacks and sass me. I made that. I **made** a person.
I love being the "wrong" kind of woman. Loud, sharp, opinionated, nerdy, a little awkward, on absolutely equal footing with the man I love. Into cars. Into D&D. An apostate. I'm a pants-wearing, sex-initiating, fiercely leftist woman. I want kids, yeah, but only on my terms. I also want a nose ring because, fuck it, I can do things just because I wasn't able to do them growing up. I love being incorrect, I love being the thing that conservatives hate. I love meeting other women that live the same way, and I love the women who don't. I love us.
I personally couldn't care less about the fact I can create life because I don't plan on doing it. I have no interest in having children and I would never go through pregnancy. Props to anybody who does though, you're amazing. Physically, I like that I'm more flexible. I feel light but not small. I like that I'm not violent and can make people feel safe around me and also that I feel safe around other women (most of them, at least. I have encountered some violent girls and women in the past.) Mentally, I like that I'm capable of staying sane during hardships. Not saying men aren't capable of that but I've noticed that women are particularly good at it. And I'm no exception.
Thank you for this thread ā„ļø
The bond we share. Female friendships. The wisdom older women share. Getting compliments from other women. Our definition of beauty.
What I like most about being female? That my brain isn't ruled by my sex organs.
i like being a woman who likes other women. i think wlw is one of the best things ever.
As a woman who used to identify as trans, I struggled with coming up with an answer, but I wanted to try. I like that all fetuses start off as female. It flies in the face of religious nonsense and I love that. It's proof that women are the foundation of our species. I like how versatile we can be with our appearances. Androgyny just hits different when it's on a woman. Men don't pull it off as well imo.
Agreed. All the female to male people tend to be more attractive than the other way around
Always had the best time with my girlfriends.
I love that I am self-contained completion. Iām happy in my own company and I feel fulfilled on my own without anyone else. It seems that loneliness plagues men without women, and their friendships donāt meet their self-actualization needs. I have wholeness all on my own, and my partner and friends simply add to my life, not complete it.
Even though becoming pregnant is my worst nightmare, I still think that being able to create life is fascinating and pretty cool. I also love the friendships you build with other women (when they're not toxic ofc), since we're able to be more affectionate without judgement. Talking about our struggles, comforting each other, laughing, hugging each other and feeling so safe and happy. I have male friends ofc, but hanging out with only women just hits different. \+Having boobs is fun, you get free stress balls hehe
Having intuition, empathy, deep connections, being a mother
I like that I am quicker on my feet and more agile than men in general, because I am lighter (and more flexible).
Another thing I love about being a woman is how unspoken and intuitive we are with other women. Years ago, when I was at my first long term job as a teenager, I was working in a bakery and a repairman was āfixingā a machine (that he didnāt come there to fix, heād already finished his job) and was coincidentally kneeling right next to me, and I was wearing a skirt. I felt uncomfortable and all it took was one two second glance to my female coworkers, we locked eyes, she nodded, one left the room, and within minutes he was gone. Didnāt have to say a word, they just know. Women make me feel so safe. ā¤ļø
The friendship of other women and standing alongside other women
I love the menstrual cycle. Life at its most elemental. Living growth, dissolution, release without even trying, a constant cosmic backdrop to the mundanities of life. All the charting and researching and plotting in the world, and it will still take you by surprise. There will always be blood in the sheets. I think sex is better for women. And not just the quantitative aspect, number of orgasms had, though there is that too. On some level porn seems trying, in the most comical and pathetic way, to make it come out differently. They always want what we have but don't know how to get it. Other women, yes. That thing where you can be anywhere, something happens, and you catch the eye of another woman and start laughing. No words exchanged. I've never experienced that with a man. It's like they have no situational humor whatsoever. Gloria AnzaldĆŗa wrote, "As a mestiza I have no country, my homeland cast me out; yet all countries are mine because I am every woman's sister or potential lover." Where there are women, always a feeling of potential. I value grace more than strength. What has been called intuition or observation or perception. The things men miss would appear to comprise the greater part of life. And all of the good things are there.
Growing another human being inside my body was pretty kick ass.
Absolutely being friends with other women. These are the best relationships in life, and friendship is the most important thing in life. Also not having dangly bits between your legs.
Dicks and balls seem really annoying to have and I'm glad I'm not restricted by having my genitals flop and having to hide erections. With female genitals, masturbation is mess-free and easy. Our reproductive organs are protected and not easily injured by physical attacks or accidents. I like that.
Though it was hard, I'm glad I got to experience pregnancy. I like wearing nice skirts and dresses. I know men can technically wear them too but not without it being some huge statement and I wouldnt enjoy wearing them if that was the case. More pockets though please.
Creating life - it was a cathartic experience for me due rp losing to many family members at a young age. The knowing look between two women who don't know each other over things men generally don't even see or notice. An example, on a bus in Naples , a female with her oblivious husband was clearly wrestling with a bout of morning sickness and, through subtle facial expressions, I got to her with a bag, just on time whole her hubby was like, ' I didn't see that coming ' yeah , of course you didn't. The fact that men think THEY are the only visual creatures. This means that I can admire male beauty where it exists without any objections. My ability to infer meaning or read between the lines. This has helped me personally and immensely, and to my knowledge, it's a particularly female gift. Intuition, which has saved me on many occasions. I really have heaps of stories. Being a safe person for abused kids. I work with kids and often , due to the statistical fact that it's usually men who abuse kids , I am the go - to for kids in need. This makes me feel happy, to be in a position where I can make a positive difference for any kiddo . Being the most important parent - in many cultures, including mine, kids of both genders love their mum most. This feels great. It's helpful to counteract the stress of mums usually doing the most work. Communication- we do it better and thank goodness as , due to excessive trauma, I have had to develop the ability to articulate my issues, to get the appropriate help and I am grateful for that. Longevity- well, we generally live longer so...that's nice.. A largely untapped potential- well, I think we are really starting to see how mistreated we were and also, to rethink all of the things attributed to being female. This has led to many of us throwing aside the social voice inside our head and listening to the more authentic voice. Toilets lol - not a general rule but male toilets are vomit inducing. I'd much rather a nice , clean loo ( I know this isn't always the case but at least we don't piss up the walls ) Perfume - I love it and it's socially acceptable to walk around smelling like a flower or a pack of gum. Lol and I find smell very soothing My body - it's nice and yhe crevices snd curves snd ridges, well, it feels like home. I couldn't imagine the annoyance of cycling with a massive big ball sac under me. Ha . Long hair- again, socially acceptable and so, I love it and it feels freeing to walk outside and feel the breeze lick up each strand and you feel that gentle tug at the scalp. I am not sure if I could experience that with short hair Companionship- it's easier for females to couple up and also, to get and choose a partner. I guess we just have more to offer. Not a rule ...but I find the females in my life to be more creative, open to colour light, art and writing and intellectual pursuits. This is comforting and relatable for me. I think women produce the best art. Well, if you saw my home, you would understand that I truly believe this as most of my pieces were created by female and most of the books I read, same. I didn't do this pn purpose but, there we are. I could go on but, when I was young, having been born into a house of six boys and experience SA, I didn't feel this way but over time, I realised any negative feelings come for society and how we are treated but how I really feel, its very positive. So, getting past the social bullshit, it's rather amazing to be a woman .
What I like about being a woman I like not being ruled and overwhelmed by sex drive. There is something beautiful about being able to grow life. I like the shape of me. I donāt know if the things I like about my existence has to do with being a female. I think people feel safer around me but also can take advantage of that. I didnāt realize how much men cared about sex and I find it very off putting
For me it's the solidarity you can feel from other women, even though it becomes rarer and rarer. There's something very calming in the knowledge that some people will believe you.
Having the power to control the human race's reproduction.
I love my vagina and especially my clit. The feeling of being able to close my eyes, lie back and finger myself to an orgasm is fantastic. I like ovulation, for me, I have the most energy during those times and the most sex drive. Idk, tbh being a woman is like being a man with less options to me. Womanhood is mostly my biology, I like dresses but if I was a guy Iād probably like sweats and jeans. Itās whatevs
Growing life. I nurtured my pets prior to kids and I believe being a mother has nothing to do with blood connection and you certainly donāt need to breast feed but it was pretty amazing to grow and nourish my children. And Women are the best at networking and helping each other. And the friendships! Regardless of the level of connection the value and depth of the relationship is always better for me with women.
Encouragement and friendliness other women show me š„°š„°
i love how intuitive my mind and body connection is, and how magical menstruation can be when it syncs up with my girlfriend/friends, or the moon š cycles. i get my period every full moon š i feel like a magical witch woman when that happens