u/Complete_Positive_99

Does women's choice of beauty come from internalised male gaze?

I personally disagree on this one as I have seen my female friends enjoy beauty with FREEDOM.

But I'd love to know opinions of y'all on this one

u/Complete_Positive_99 — 21 hours ago

Is pr*stitution r*pe?

My personal opinion is that i am not able to form a concrete opinion on it. In cases where it is brought about by trafficking, it must be considered r*pe, but what if it's the woman doing it herself? But if it's not criminalised completely, the trafficking market will just go on expanding (for instance see Swati Maliwal's speech on GB Road in parliament)

Story of Dr Bibha Chaudhari

  1. Dr. Bibha Chowdhuri (1913–1991) was a pioneering Indian physicist who broke major gender barriers to unlock the mysteries of cosmic rays.
  2. In 1936, she stood out as the only female student in her entire batch to graduate with an M.Sc. in Physics from Calcutta University.
  3. Her research career faced early struggles when physicist D.M. Bose hesitated to accept her, questioning if laboratory work was suitable for women.
  4. Undeterred, she fiercely persuaded him and soon found herself trekking up the high-altitude Himalayas to expose photographic plates to cosmic rays.
  5. Her painstaking analysis of those data tracks successfully identified a brand-new subatomic particle, known today as the pi-meson (pion).
  6. Unfortunately, World War II resource shortages cut her work short, leaving her without the sensitive emulsion plates needed to fully verify her discovery.
  7. British physicist Cecil Powell later utilized her exact methodology with better funding and materials, winning the 1950 Nobel Prize for the very same discovery.
  8. Refusing to step down, she traveled to the UK to earn her Ph.D. under Nobel laureate Patrick Blackett, mastering the science of extensive cosmic air showers.
  9. Upon returning to India, she became the first female faculty member at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and pioneered particle detectors deep inside the Kolar Gold Fields.
  10. Though she was widely overlooked by Indian science academies during her lifetime, her legacy was finally immortalized in 2019 when the International Astronomical Union named a star "Bibha" in her honor.
u/Complete_Positive_99 — 2 days ago

Hey everyone, so I have been seeing this "princess treatment" trend all over social media lately, and I am genuinely curious about how you all feel about it. As a guy who tries to stay informed, I find myself a bit stuck on whether this is actually pro-feminism or if it is secretly kind of anti-feminist.

I mean, on one hand, it seems like it is about a woman knowing her worth and being treated with high respect, which sounds great; but on the other hand, it feels a bit like we are heading back to 1950s gender roles. For example:

  • When it comes to the first date, or just dating in general, who is supposed to pay? If the goal is equality, should we not be splitting things or taking turns? But then I see people saying "princess treatment" means the man pays for everything, always.
  • Then there is the whole chivalry thing, like opening car doors, pulling out chairs, or carrying every single bag. Do women actually find that empowering and sweet, or does it feel patronizing, like you cannot do it yourself?
  • Also, I am wondering if any of this is supposed to go both ways. Like, is there such a thing as "prince treatment" where the guy gets pampered too, or is the whole point of this dynamic that it is one-sided?

I am really just trying to understand the vibe here because it feels like there are a lot of mixed signals. Is being a "princess" actually a feminist power move, or does it just reinforce the idea that women need to be taken care of by men? I would love to hear your honest thoughts on this because I am definitely a bit confused.

u/Complete_Positive_99 — 21 days ago