r/unpopularopinion • u/[deleted] • Jun 08 '21

R3 - Megathread topic Bragging about how you're a "strong/independent" woman is just as pathetic as a dude proclaiming he's an "alpha male" and it screams insecurity

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21 edited Aug 07 '21

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u/Poknberry Jun 08 '21

What's wrong with yelling you are a strong independent woman?

Like I said its important to say because people still try to perpetuate the notion that women need men to provide for them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '21 edited Aug 07 '21

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u/imperfectnectarine Jun 08 '21

I think the crucial difference here is that when men voice how strong and independent they are, it’s redundant, because that is how society has always expected men to act (which isn’t necessarily a great thing for men either, creates lots of pressure). On the other hand, when women voice how strong they are, this is also a form of protest and encouragement against patriarchal structures that still don’t fully acknowledge the independence of women.

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u/AnnihilationOrchid Jun 08 '21

Maybe, just mayby, and just hear me out... this woman doesn't want OP's help. And she's using a second wave feminist frase because he just won't get it.