St.Do you think women’s solidarity really exists or is it a (false) myth?
There is solidarity as a value. Who owns it and who cultivates it, it doesn’t matter for the next one, be it a man, a woman, or anyone else. There can be solidarity between women, and I don’t think it’s a false myth, on the contrary, it’s the ability to build authentic relationships and weave networks of support, it’s also the ability to reason, if you like, instrumentally. A folk saying says that “unity is strength”, whoever is able to grasp its essence understands the importance and meaning of this word.
Men are by nature far less likely to pay attention to details than women, instead we tend to also remember the cellulite hole our friend had six years ago… How anthropologically is there a difference in judgment between the two sexes?
Attention to detail is a way of perceiving reality and thinking. The ability to “judge” is a characteristic largely acquired and derived from both cultural and psychological variables. We do not tend to “observe” at all, but, on the contrary, tend to attribute a plus or minus sign to something. This, for both men and women, most of all distances from the possibility of living peacefully not only relationships with oneself, but exactly what is happening.
Women vs women in terms of body shaming, what do you think?
I don’t think bodyshaming always hurts a woman more than a man. This would be to generalize the argument without taking into account variables that, on the contrary, carry weight because, for example, in body dysmorphic disorder, which is a mental disorder in which there is an excessive preoccupation with a physical defect that is absent or only slightly observable. in other cases, the prevalence among women is only slightly higher than among men. This means that if a person who suffers from this is subjected to bodily shame precisely because of this defect, then he is ill regardless of whether he is a man or a woman, and therefore we can extend the same reasoning to those who are not meets the criteria for body dysmorphic disorder, but they may be concerned about certain features of their appearance.
Have you seen Lizzo’s answer? “I’m not the villain that people and the media have portrayed me in recent days.” And “nothing I take more seriously than the respect we deserve as women in this world. I know what it’s like to be body shamed every day and I would never criticize or fire an employee because of their weight.” Etc…
I have nothing to say about Lizzo’s reaction to the accusations leveled against her, because, as for any remarks about the weight of her dancers, their same lawyer defines them as “not only illegal, but also demoralizing.” It is right that this aspect, as well as the issue of alleged sexual harassment, be discussed in the appropriate forum. However, I can say that it is perfectly understandable that a public figure, when attacked by the media of this magnitude, prefers to offer his personal arguments in defense of what he believes he has not done. It is not for us to judge, we must take note and do not necessarily label.