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50 Painfully-Relatable Posts From This Instagram Account That Tries To Sum Up What Women Struggle With
The life of a woman in today's world is hard to describe. Our society, at least for the most part, no longer promotes a single image of how one should look or behave.
The classic cocktail of femininity, modesty, discretion, virtue, and graciousness has become a relic of a bygone era, an out-of-place artifact in contemporary culture.
But there's an Instagram account that manages to sum it up quite well. At least 1.7 million people who follow it think so. It's called "Female's Problems" and just like the name suggests, it shares memes about the everyday struggles of a modern woman.
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Looking at these memes, it's clear that our society hasn't achieved gender equality quite yet. But that doesn't mean the situation is hopeless.
Chilean writer Isabel Allende, whose novels are often based upon her personal experience and historical events and pay homage to the lives of women, thinks that we're certainly progressing.
"I have lived enough to see great changes in the situation of women," Allende told The New York Times in an interview. "Little by little, women are chipping away the patriarchy. The fact we have not been able to replace it yet doesn't mean we have failed; it means that the job is monumental. But it's not impossible."
"I believe it will happen, but not in my lifetime, and it will happen only if women are educated, informed, connected and active. It takes very little for us to lose the rights we have obtained. Best recent example: the Taliban. In a few days, women and girls lost all their rights in Afghanistan, and the most awful form of patriarchy took over the country. We have to be vigilant: Given the wrong circumstances, it can happen anywhere."
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Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
Republicans have just passed a law (trying to find the state) that allows family members of the rapist to sue if the woman who has been raped for getting an abortion.
We can even verify this quantitatively. Since 2006, the Global Gender Gap Index has been measuring the extent of gender-based gaps among four key dimensions: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. Tracking the progress towards closing these gaps over time, it reports benchmarks and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across and within regional peers. According to its 2020 findings, there is still a 31.4% average gender gap that remains to be closed globally.
Across the four characteristics, on average, the largest gender disparity lies within political empowerment. Despite being the most improved dimension that year, the gap on this subindex has only been closed by 25%, meaning there are still not enough women occupying seats in government across the world.
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
I sometimes wonder why we are so attracted to boobs. I mean, they look no better than any other part of a woman's body. Why aren't I turned on by elbows?
Marley Nachi 3 years ago
I think it's a primal thing. Boobs and hips are signs of fertility. But, I get what you mean. Give a damn about the whole person, not just their looks/ attractivness.
Eucritta 3 years ago
I don't think it is. Thing is, there are cultures where breasts aren't considered erotic, but only maternal.
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Cherries and Lace 3 years ago
As a bi woman, I think boobs are awesome, including my own! They are soft and squishy and comfy! That said, so are thick thighs, chubby tummies, and booties.
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
As the same, I fully agree. So nice and squishy :3.
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Cindy N 3 years ago
you can definitely lose your boobs if you diet and starve yourself ... have you not seen female professional athletes or bodybuilders? Or women with eating disorders?
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Just chucking around 3 years ago
Attraction to boobs has to do with mating. In that same way, a woman with a larger tummy could be assumed to be a good cook or good at acquiring resources. To say any man loves a woman because of her boobs feels inaccurate. Attraction isn't love in itself. But there are plenty of men who won't even give thin women the time of day. The only reason people even think that most men find big bellies unattractive is because people profit off you thinking that. But also if someone isn't into your shape, that doesn't mean they are a POS either. Nobody loves every shape. Just don't waste your time on people who don't love your whole shape and stop giving them rent free space in your head
Liv 3 years ago (edited)
I love that expression and needed to hear that - (stop giving them) rent free space in our head
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
Nothing weird about that. I love my wife's tummy. She, affectionately, calls me a chubby chaser lol.
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Marie Stanford 3 years ago
It’s where the nipples are. Nipples are very sensitive. Ilove my husband’s nipples.
Kantami Blossom 3 years ago
I think it's a primal thing, or maybe because as a baby they represent safety, warmth, food, and the comfort of a heartbeat(one of the first senses to develop is your hearing, so you literally spend months listening to your mother's heartbeat).
Jessica Low 3 years ago
Because women are forced to keep them 'put away'. If we walked around with our shirts off for so many years, people would get used to them and rarely pay any attention.
Randy Spence 3 years ago
Everyone will call me shallow but, I prefer flat chested girls with small butts that are really fit (6 pack abs). Sir Mix-a-lot and the boob chasers make no sense to me.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
It's not shallow. Many men and women are attracted to certain body types. I prefer curvy girls (and I married one, so bonus).
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Jace 3 years ago
What I DON'T understand is why there's this notion that increasing size results in "better". I mean, everyone has their own preferences, but I remember when I used to have male peers (I haven't had any in ages, and I'm generally happy about that), they seemed to go more and more bonkers over breasts the larger they were.
ravina nimje 3 years ago
May be the fact that they produce milk, and our genes says food whenever men see them.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
Sorry, I didn't get that last word - it was censored. Was it "clot"? Maybe "crit"?
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SirWriteALot 3 years ago
We're evolutionarily conditioned to appreciate chest fat. Although I have seen porn where guys f*ck belly buttons but that might be a niche thing
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Well when you kids get older and have large boobs you can use them as kneeling pads when you scrub the floors! (Written by a 32A)!
Bernadette Circle 3 years ago
I thought you said “your kids” not “you kids” 😅
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Leslie Crittenden 3 years ago (edited)
Men are attracted to breasts in part because Americans as a culture have sexualized them through images in the visual media, until many people think of them as sexual characteristics only, when their primary purpose is nurturing infants, and we have come to think that's weird. Their sexual purpose is a secondary sex characteristic. Yes it's partly instinctive to react to breasts based on biological responses but it's only in certain developed countries that we think there's something that should be hidden about breastfeeding a baby.
Brafne Heiwer 3 years ago
Cause nobody ever has found a potbelly attractive. It gives "Uncle Harold that never moved out" vibes
Jace 3 years ago
There are literally people who find a potbelly attractive. If there's a thing, someone likes it. There's even probably porn for it.
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Eric r 3 years ago
Well they aren't fat on your chest. They show sexual maturity and indicate a readiness to reproduce. Also I love how women say accept all body sizes but won't date a guy under 6 ft tall.
Jace 3 years ago
You're assuming that "calling for all sizes acceptance" and "wont date a guy under 6ft" are the same women.
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Theoretical Empiricist 3 years ago
In nursing school a guy (no, not me) answered "list the advantages of breast milk over formula" with: [1] You can't spill it. [2] The cat can't get into it. [3] It comes in such cute containers.
Debrina Blackmoon 3 years ago (edited)
Well, tbf they're not JUST fat; we have mammary glands, tho' not all of us are able to use them.
J. Brelner 3 years ago
Why do women obsess about their boobs, getting breast enlargements. As for the fragile female, there are lots of men who find large women attractive. Maybe it's the chip on your shoulder that's ugly.
Nimitz 3 years ago
Lol, I grew up in a house with 5 older hetero sisters and anything they accuse "boys" of doing, they are guilty of themselves. Judgmental women are just as bad as judgmental men. Every one of them went for hot dudes with no substance and ignored the quality dudes who worshiped from afar. I noticed cause I'm gay and totally would have been happy with the dudes who were loyal, nerdy, surprisingly charming, and sometimes incredibly well hung (and more flexible in terms of sexuality than you'd think *wink*)
Bernadette Circle 3 years ago (edited)
Sorry, it started out good, but turned creepily incel, even for a gay guy
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Isabella 3 years ago
Why the last three words were needed though? Can not the things be said in a nice way?
Bernadette Circle 3 years ago
Without the last three words, it could be misinterpreted as begging in text format.
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L.a. Williams 3 years ago
Because guys think you should look like a Kardashian. Huge boobs,, huge ass flat stomach. What men don't realize is filters pro retouching. Anybody guess I don't like Kardashians it's not them personally but what they stand for. They're the standard both women and men choose to believe should be beauty standard. Want to get rid of it don't watch their show or buy their products. Nothing about them is real why women are still watching or buying I don't get.
However, it's important to note that the political empowerment subindex fails to measure the legal rights of women and girls in comparison to those of men, which plays a significant role in determining the extent to which a society is equal.
"Although progress [has been] made in advancing women’s rights, it has been slow and inconsistent, and many sex-discriminatory laws remain entrenched,” Romina Canessa, a human rights lawyer at Equality Now, told Global Citizen. “When governments deny women and girls the same rights as men and boys, this legitimizes discrimination and abuse, and means they have no formal recourse if their rights are violated.”
The economic and labor market gender gap has been closed by 58%. This is due to the fact that, on average, only 55% of women are participating in the global workforce, and their presence in higher-yielding positions is even lower.
Plus, this disparity is exacerbated by the global wage gap, which affects women across all industries and backgrounds, and has remained relatively stagnant throughout the last five years or so. These components highlight the challenges women face to escape poverty and become financially and economically independent.
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Mattewis88 3 years ago
Genuinely curious as to why a Trigger warning is necessary on a period post...
At least 35 of the 153 surveyed countries have closed the education gender gap by 96.1%. However, this number varies across education levels.
Globally, girls are less likely to receive an education due to gender-based discrimination, child marriage, and the burden of fulfilling domestic chores, all of which prevent young girls and teens from attending school.
While more young girls and women are attending primary and secondary school, less than half are going on to attend college.
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago (edited)
Embarrassed about nature? What is wrong with these people?
Although the global gender gap for health care and survival has been closed by 95.7%, millions of women worldwide still do not have equal access to health care, especially reproductive health care.
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, vice-president for development at the Brennan Center for Justice, thinks that period poverty and menstrual stigma play significant roles in holding society back from achieving gender equality, noting that these barriers can also hold them back from participating in politics, the workforce, and education.
“If menstruation inhibits anybody from any one of those things, it inhibits them from all four, which places it squarely in the heart of what it means to achieve full gender equality,” she explained. “If we don’t have policies in place to ensure a safe and open, and accurate discussion around menstruation, treatment of menstruation, in all of these ways, we are leaving off the table a considerable component.”
In order to achieve gender equality and make all of these pictures a thing of the past, countries across the globe must increase the number of women in government, ensure education is accessible to all women and girls, create free or affordable child care so that more women can participate in the labor market, and provide access to safe reproductive health care.
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Logan Shinall 3 years ago
Been there recently. My ex showed me almost no affection like that unless I asked for it, and then she would make fun of me for asking for cuddles. My girlfriend does stuff like that without me asking and I legit have to hold back tears most of the time cos it makes me feel so loved. Good tears, for sure
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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago
I have yet, in 33 years of my life, find jeans that fit my height. Even when I lost weight I could not find a pair that fit. Not to mention the lack of pockets...
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The swede. 3 years ago
Looool, that is so god damn true and I wanna know why on earth we do that 😂😂
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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
I'm not gay or lesbian, but as an artist I have always preferred drawing females and figure-hugging fashions because females. Some say it's a focus on sexualization. Absolute non. It's way more complex than that and difficult to describe.
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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
Am I the only one that doesn't think Ryan Reynolds is that good looking? Don't get me wrong, he isn't ugly but he's not someone I think Ooh, he's mighty fine.
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Moosy Girl 3 years ago
That guys saying they don’t care about looks before meeting you in person definitely care about looks *after* meeting you in person. >.<
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River Webb 3 years ago
imma say bye-bye to all future children you all can go find someone else
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Tonya Wallace 3 years ago
I just buy shoes. My shoe collection is on point, but my clothes are rags.
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Masen Silas 3 years ago
A woman on a deserted island alone for 10 years can miss it and automatically think pregnant, lol. Same with random nausea
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Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
LOL my current new bf doing the same, so romantic, and then telling me “yeah you should do some squats” “your ass is kinda flat” “you could use another handful or two of ass” 😂 currently working on the breakup strategy
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Cadena Norton 3 years ago
I will never understand this. I find not wearing a bra to be seriously uncomfortable
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Barry Mckokiner 3 years ago
My wife noticed that I get super horned-up when she is about to start her period. Strange.
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River Webb 3 years ago (edited)
nah nobody should change their personality (unless theyre abusive and stuff) for anyone
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face be drawn lmao 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
hey, it's the person's profile pic froma different post!
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Amanda Nolting 3 years ago
It's not a flex. It's what "normal" should be. You don't want to wear makeup? Great! You're absolutely gorgeous without it. Makeup makes you feel pretty and empowered? Wonderful! It looks amazing on you and kudos for learning how to apply it! Neither is a flex. Both should be accepted as "normal" and celebrated.
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Ellie Vanille 3 years ago
How about anyone just shows respect to their partners (nevermind which gender), holds the door, helps carrying things... I don't know, just a thought.
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Linda Lee 3 years ago
Ladies can we talk about the stitching in the crotch area of underwear? Do the makers of underwear not know female anatomy? It needs to be few inches higher but O, it's cuter that way for the boys to see.
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
I think PCOS should have been touched on. It’s estimated it effects 10% of women and the problems that go along with it are varied and ridiculous. Try bleeding for a year, OR going for a year with no periods but wackadoodle hormones.
lovemy suffolk 3 years ago
I had to start on a very low dose of zoloft to help with the waxkadoodle hormones. Did help though! Went from feeling like Sybil to just the many faces of Eve.
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MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Not every period having women on earth feels that misserably. There are some that hardly have any disconfort at all. Sure I'm going downvoted to "sorry, your are suspended for commenting on bp" level, but still true.
James Bridwell 3 years ago
I am a guy. I can't understand this way of thinking at all. The only problem with buying tampons is getting the right kind. There are so many products with similar names and my wife is so particular about what she wants. Not that I blame he one bit. Something like this you want to stick with what you know is going to work. But I just don't get why some guys get so grossed out. It's just blood.
Marie Stanford 3 years ago
Lets have a similar section on what men deal with. They have their own set of issues.
Ham Explosion 3 years ago
Yes, but nobody cares because bp made "women" a selling point on every post.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I won't tell anyone to get over it, but seriously: never had a problem with my period. Neither any of my friends. I get that people wanna share the pain, but it's not the norm that you hurt this bad. It's inconvenient, sure, but even that got much better with my discovery of period cups
Raven Hayden Rudnik 1 year ago
Good for you I guess but yeah, pain is relatable and because it is normalised, the people who are not "getting over it" are called overreacting And not treated despite the fact that yup it should not be that Bad. It Could be in fact treated but usually is not
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McGovernor 3 years ago
Being ever the optimist I would like to think D20 games post was badly worded.. dont let your body stop you from being the best you can be.. but also a little compassion for something you have acknowledged you dont understand would go a long way
Ham Explosion 3 years ago
"Women struggle with" as if men dont struggle when we have to deal with roughly the same
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
I've had excruciating period pains for 20yrs, screaming on the floor, vomiting, can't stand or walk, have a fever, delerium, eyes roll back in my head and I struggle to stay conscious. You sound like every single doctor I went to over the past 2 decades, and even the women doctors admonished me "you're making it out to be worse than it is, every woman goes through it, stop complaining and suck it up, you're making us all look bad". 20 goddamn years of agony, finally I found a doctor who would listen, did a scan, lo and behold severe endometriosis where i'm probably already infertile, a massive cyst on my ovary, and nothing can be done without extremely invasive surgery, possibly a hysterectomy. If the doctors had listened years ago I could have gotten treatment, minor surgery to remove the beginning endometriosis, been pain free, saved my fertility so at least I had the choice to have children. Your attitude doesn't help women, you're just mocking your fellow sisters the way men do.
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Linda Lee 3 years ago
Ladies can we talk about the stitching in the crotch area of underwear? Do the makers of underwear not know female anatomy? It needs to be few inches higher but O, it's cuter that way for the boys to see.
DDmaybeandor 3 years ago
I think PCOS should have been touched on. It’s estimated it effects 10% of women and the problems that go along with it are varied and ridiculous. Try bleeding for a year, OR going for a year with no periods but wackadoodle hormones.
lovemy suffolk 3 years ago
I had to start on a very low dose of zoloft to help with the waxkadoodle hormones. Did help though! Went from feeling like Sybil to just the many faces of Eve.
Load More Replies... MagentaBlu 3 years ago
Not every period having women on earth feels that misserably. There are some that hardly have any disconfort at all. Sure I'm going downvoted to "sorry, your are suspended for commenting on bp" level, but still true.
James Bridwell 3 years ago
I am a guy. I can't understand this way of thinking at all. The only problem with buying tampons is getting the right kind. There are so many products with similar names and my wife is so particular about what she wants. Not that I blame he one bit. Something like this you want to stick with what you know is going to work. But I just don't get why some guys get so grossed out. It's just blood.
Marie Stanford 3 years ago
Lets have a similar section on what men deal with. They have their own set of issues.
Ham Explosion 3 years ago
Yes, but nobody cares because bp made "women" a selling point on every post.
Load More Replies... Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I won't tell anyone to get over it, but seriously: never had a problem with my period. Neither any of my friends. I get that people wanna share the pain, but it's not the norm that you hurt this bad. It's inconvenient, sure, but even that got much better with my discovery of period cups
Raven Hayden Rudnik 1 year ago
Good for you I guess but yeah, pain is relatable and because it is normalised, the people who are not "getting over it" are called overreacting And not treated despite the fact that yup it should not be that Bad. It Could be in fact treated but usually is not
Load More Replies... McGovernor 3 years ago
Being ever the optimist I would like to think D20 games post was badly worded.. dont let your body stop you from being the best you can be.. but also a little compassion for something you have acknowledged you dont understand would go a long way
Ham Explosion 3 years ago
"Women struggle with" as if men dont struggle when we have to deal with roughly the same
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
I've had excruciating period pains for 20yrs, screaming on the floor, vomiting, can't stand or walk, have a fever, delerium, eyes roll back in my head and I struggle to stay conscious. You sound like every single doctor I went to over the past 2 decades, and even the women doctors admonished me "you're making it out to be worse than it is, every woman goes through it, stop complaining and suck it up, you're making us all look bad". 20 goddamn years of agony, finally I found a doctor who would listen, did a scan, lo and behold severe endometriosis where i'm probably already infertile, a massive cyst on my ovary, and nothing can be done without extremely invasive surgery, possibly a hysterectomy. If the doctors had listened years ago I could have gotten treatment, minor surgery to remove the beginning endometriosis, been pain free, saved my fertility so at least I had the choice to have children. Your attitude doesn't help women, you're just mocking your fellow sisters the way men do.
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