r/Feminism

Disclaimer: I’m not talking about all kinds of makeup. Makeup can be tradition, art, self-expression, or simply something fun. I’m talking specifically about the kind of beauty makeup many women feel pressured to wear daily in order to be seen as presentable, healthy, or attractive.

The article here is actually against my opinion, and this i why i wanted to write this here. Because i highly disagree with the common mindset that make up isnt the problem. Still i recommend reading it to get the other point of view.

I’m 21 and I’ve never worn makeup, but lately I’ve been feeling more and more pressure to start, especially for job interviews or social events. At the same time, I don’t want to, because I’ve seen what this pressure does to so many women around me.

Some of my friends won’t even leave the house without makeup because they feel too insecure. Some won’t let their partners see them without it. One friend wakes up earlier than her boyfriend every morning just to put makeup on before he sees her face naturally. Another friend went without makeup on a road trip once, and a guy who had known her for three years asked if she was sick, simply because he had never seen her real face before.

I once had a deep conversation with a woman who wears a hijab. She admitted that she personally believes makeup is a sin in her religion, yet she still feels unable to stop wearing it because she fears being judged. Think about that for a second: she feels less afraid of covering her hair than of showing her natural face.

That isn’t empowerment to me. That isn’t freedom, creativity, femininty or fun anymore. It becomes damaging when women feel anxious, ashamed, or socially punished for existing naturally.

We’ve normalized full-face makeup so much that many people, especially men, no longer know what an average woman actually looks like without cosmetic enhancement. Women who choose not to wear makeup are then labeled “tired,” “unprofessional,” “sick,” or “unpolished,” especially in professional settings.

And women are expected to spend extra time, money, and energy maintaining this standard, even though women already disproportionately carry care work and are more likely to face financial struggles.

What frustrates me most is how often this pressure gets reframed as empowerment simply because women are “choosing” it. "I just like it" well then why cant you leave the house without it? If it would just be a about fun and creativity women wouldnt feel pressured to wear it daily.

I dont only think that make up just isnt femnist but an anti-feminist choice which is damaging to all women.

When visiting Arlington National Cemetery Memorial this weekend you can easily locate male servicemembers graves and history on it’s website but not female veterans and notable minority service members .

Recently, someone posted asking whether they were overreacting for feeling incredibly upset when hearing people, especially men, use the word “bitch” to insult women. They said it feels like a slur to them, but they hesitate to call it one because they worry that doing so could minimize the experiences of POC, LGBTQ+, and other minority groups who are targeted by more widely recognized slurs.

Personally, I think that concern makes sense, but I also think it is important to recognize that women are an oppressed group as well. From an intersectional lens, I believe “bitch” can absolutely function as a slur directed at women, and that it disproportionately affects women who are also POC or LGBTQ+.

Misogyny is so normalized that many people do not recognize misogynistic insults as slurs or hate speech, whereas racist or homophobic slurs are more widely recognized as unacceptable, even though all of these forms of language can reinforce oppression against marginalized groups.

I know a lot of people would argue that “bitch” is not a slur, and I understand why there is debate around that. But I am interested in hearing what others think. Is it fair or reasonable to consider it a slur, or not?

I wanna know other people’s opinions on this. Out of all the insults men use towards women, I think “bitch” is the one I hate the most. Something about it feels EXTREMELY degrading to me, probably because it literally means a female dog. I could write a whole essay about the dehumanisation of women, how throughout history dogs have lived to serve men, and how both dogs and women are seen as property, yada yada.

I have male friends who say it occasionally (not often), and every time I hear it I get super angry. Like way angrier than I probably should, to the point where they’ve taken it out of their vocabulary because they know I’ll block them for using it. I don’t even fully understand why it triggers such a strong reaction in me. I hate how normalised it is. I hate hearing it in movies, shows, songs, ect. Like i genuinely will refuse to listen to a song if a guy keeps referring to women as bitches, it disgusts me so much.

I feel like im overreacting a ton because I know it’s not actually a slur. I feel dramatic for reacting to it so strongly, and insensitive because i know there are groups out there that actually do have to deal with slurs being hurled at them on the daily. But at the same time, it just feels really disrespectful in a way other insults towards women don’t.

Hello, wasn’t sure where to post this so I’m here for awareness purposes for those who aren’t very familiar with watches.

I’ve recently had many women in my life (friends, mom, etc) reach out to me for watch advice because it is an interest of mine. They show me 4-5 watches that they like, and every time, without fail, the watch is total bullshit. Cheaply made, super overpriced, truly terrible value compared to what you can get for the same money (in terms of materials, craftsmanship, durability, etc) had you not opted for something branded for women. It’s pink-tax to the extreme, from companies hoping that the average intended customer simply won’t know any better. As a general rule, you should avoid basically every watch that is directly marketed for women.

TLDR; buy watches labelled as unisex/men’s that you find nice. Many of those are “feminine” in style but are often much better value than whatever they brand as “women’s”.

PS, this applies to a whole bunch of other items, especially leather goods for example (boots, belts, bags, etc) so watch out for that stuff too!

Douglas Wilson has a modest proposal to improve American life: He wants to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the vote. In his ideal system, “we would do it in our politics the same way we do it in our church structure,” he told me recently. “And that is, we vote by household.”

I hate to ask this.

Rapelay is an adult game released by a Japanese adult game company on April 21, 2006. It was released for the Windows platform and received unanimous praise from players as soon as it was released due to its excellent 3D rendering and realistic interactive design.In some reviews, the game was called the "top" of 3D rendering of that era.So much so that even today, you can still see related resource sharing, patch updates, and discussions online.

In 2009, it spread overseas through the Amazon platform and caused a huge stir.We may be able to glimpse the sick society of Japan as a whole from this corner of the Japanese adult market that leaked to the outside world.

Plot

In Rapelay, the player takes on the role of a molester (in Japanese, this often refers to someone who sexually harasses women on the train) named Masaya Kimura.He often molested women on the train until he was caught and put in jail by one of the main characters of this game, a 17-year-old high school girl named Aoi Kiryu.

After his release, Masaya Kimura decides to take revenge on Aoi Kiryu and her family for reporting him, and the game begins.There are three people in Aoi Kiryu's family, and the other two are her 42-year-old mother, Yūko Kiryu, and her 12-year-old sister, Manaka Kiryu.

According to the introduction, the game is divided into two chapters: the contact chapter and the training chapter.

In the contact chapter, the player can control the character to peep at and sexually harass women on the train, including using the wind to lift up women's skirts, and caressing and touching their private parts to increase the victim's so-called "pleasure bar."

In this part, the player, playing Masaya, first targets the 12-year-old sister Manaka. He follows her and molests her on the tram, then takes her to the bathroom after getting off the tram and rapes her. He takes pictures of her naked and covered in semen to coerce her into complying with his next actions.

The next day, the player is asked to follow Ki's mother, Yūko, and also commit molestation on the train.Masae also asks his sister Manaka to lead her mother into the city park, and when Yūko enters the park, he emerges from the bushes, ties her up, and rapes her.

On the third day, the player's target is Kiryu Aoi. Masaya shows her photos of her mother being tied up and raped. Aoi is so shocked that she can only allow him to molest her on the train.Subsequently, Masaya and his subordinates take Aoi to a hotel, where they rape her and take photos.

Catastrophe

Subsequently, Yuuko and Mahoka were also tied up and brought into the room, and all three fell into the clutches of evil.Masa also announced his plan to turn all three mother and daughters into his sex slaves.Yuko tried to protect her daughter and begged the player to spare Aoi and Mahoka. After considering it, Masaya said that if Yuko could prove her worth, he might spare her daughter. So, the mother, Yuuko, performed oral sex for the abuser while her daughters watched.Yuko thought she had exchanged this for her daughters' freedom.However, Kimura immediately declared that he would never change his mind. Yuko finally broke down, followed by Mahoka, and finally Aoi.

As the title card at the end of the game says, when a new day begins, the nightmare of the Kiryu family has only just begun.Yes, after completing the main story, the player can unlock the free mode, which opens up a variety of gameplay options that appear in the main story, allowing the player to repeatedly and freely choose to perform "voluntary" sexual acts with the three mother and daughters.

In the final ending, Masaya also forces one of Aoi, Manaka, or Yuko to become pregnant and decides to let her keep the child.

Game Mechanics

The game uses multiple camera angles, and the sweat on the characters, the lighting, and the body movements are richly detailed, making it a high-quality 3D eroge of its time.The game also puts a lot of effort into its sound effects. Some players on F95zone said that the voice actors' dubbing was excellent, and the moans of the victims were very realistic, "the girls' (victims') reactions were particularly good."Some players also praised its mechanics, believing that its "innovation in the chikan mechanism is excellent," and that "being able to 'enter' them is particularly interesting" makes it a "classic in the rape genre."

In terms of gameplay, it is worth noting that the game has a center display that shows the probability of the character becoming pregnant. The player can force the mother and her two daughters to become pregnant by raping them during the conception period. This mechanism visually changes the model of the mother and her two daughters (e.g., a rounded belly), and the player needs to intervene through abortion to avoid punitive consequences.

Censorship controversy

During the three years since the game's release, there has been no mainstream criticism within Japan. It was not until 2009 that the game was noticed by UK Member of Parliament KeithWard, who announced that he would raise the issue of the game in Parliament and push for its banning, ultimately forcing Amazon to remove the game from its shelves.

The American feminist organization Equality Now accused the game of "normalizing sexual violence against women and girls," accused Japan of violating its responsibilities under the 1985 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and called on the public to submit written protests to the then Prime Minister of Japan, Taro Aso.

Subsequently, the game was banned in Argentina, Australia, and other countries. In May 2009, Japan's EOCS (Ethics Organization for Computer Software) restricted the production and sale of the game. Eventually, the game developer removed the game from the official website and stopped its distribution, bringing the controversy to an end.

However, it is worth noting that, according to the Japanese Wikipedia entry, even though the game caused a great deal of controversy overseas (with CNN and other mainstream media outlets rushing to report on it), there was little coverage of the matter in the mainstream media in Japan, and the controversy was effectively silenced domestically.When Illusion, the game's developer, learned of the controversy surrounding the game, its first reaction was to express "great confusion." It did not believe that there was a problem with the game, as such virtual games involving rape are completely legal in Japan.After the controversy, many Japanese adult game manufacturers chose to block overseas IP addresses from accessing their official websites.

A Hypocritical Country

Japan has long prided itself on its extremely low crime rate, and the same is true for official statistics on the incidence of rape, with its paper data for the same period far lower than that of other major countries.On the other hand, however, Japan's rape reporting rate is extremely low (for example, in 2006, the UK was 15%, while Japan was only 4%), and it is also one of the few countries in the world that has specially established "women-only train cars" to deal with the problem of molestation, and has special terms ("assistance dating" and "daddy life") to describe the problem of underage prostitution. Special surveys show that on average, one in 15 people has been sexually assaulted.After the recent revision of the rape law, the number of rape cases has risen significantly, further exposing the huge number of unreported crimes in the country.

Even so, Japan still intends to create a polite image for the outside world. It removed adult magazines from convenience stores before the opening of the Olympic Games and revised the child pornography law before the opening of the G8. While pleasing the outside world, it hides its unspeakable dark side in various brothels in the alleys and adult game stores that are prohibited for minors.

Just a few months ago, thanks to the efforts of Australian feminist organizations, Steam removed nearly a thousand adult games involving non-consensual sex, most of which I think were Japanese Hentai games.Even 20 years later, Illusion is still releasing their virtual child pornography games, Japan's adult game market is still thriving, and Japanese Hentai depicting rape has continuously topped the Pornhub rankings.And the country?It is still declaring that it will not interfere with any so-called "artistic expression" while exporting its "Cool Japan" strategy.

I am not afraid of being accused. If you want to accuse me or ban me, remember to write in the reason, "This person has repeated word for word what the Japanese have done." It is a great honor for me to be charged with this crime.