Re: Feminine Charms
So does feminine charm include ‘dumbing down?’ I’ve seen that work for women, too. (A man being more likely to respond to a woman who is somewhat challenged upstairs yet cheerfully unperturbed about the same). I think this boils down to power politics. I read this somewhere : “To admit the necessity of seduction is to admit that one has not the strength to command.” It’s a tactic of the weak, when direct confrontation is not an option. We witness it play out in domestic scenarios (wives trying to grab power in an imbalanced relationship), in war (guerillas scheming, avoiding open warfare), at the UN (developing countries manipulating soft power, compromising dignity, kissing behind in order to get heard).
Maybe this is partly to do with the fact that women are generally raised to compel affection rather than respect. Femininity is associated with soft, non-confrontational power achieved by seduction, charm, flirtation.
spot on.
I don’t know WHY a woman is supposed to be dumb, khekekhe, loud, and obnoxious these days. ARGH. (we have the immature, irresponsible men too, but that’s another topic.)
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