I was reading through some articles on male viewpoints as to why female lives are harder. There were also some articles on male viewpoints as to why male lives are harder, but I couldn't get through them without laughing. Haven’t you been told that God gives the toughest battles to His strongest soldiers? Females have been smashing through glass ceilings since the Equal Right’s Amendment. If testosterone is what makes you physically strong, then estrogen must be what makes you mentally strong.
Anyways, I was reading through these articles and I realized how much us girls make each other's lives more difficult. From the male perspective, they see how rough we have it when we receive our monthly gift from Aunt Flo, the “off-the-charts” pain of childbirth, how OCD we get when putting on eyeliner, and the stress we endure when trying to pick out an outfit for dinner. So, don’t we already have it hard enough? Why do we insist on being each other's worst enemy? Here are three reasons why we need to get rid of this "catfight culture" and stop girl-on-girl crime.
1. Because we are already the underdog.
We are the minority, the “weaker” gender, and odds are always against us. At least this is what society tells us, and we have to work harder to prove ourselves. We have fought together in the past, for the rights that we now have as females. We have to stick together because everyone loves when an underdog comes out on top, right? Let’s stop breaking each other down, and start building each other up.
2. Because we already know what it's like to be stared down and looked at like a piece of meat.
We are judged daily, so we get that enough. If girls stopped gossiping about thigh gaps and started complimenting one another, we could cut those stares, judgments, and insecurities in half.
3. Because we’ve all made mistakes and needed help getting back on our feet.
Some men use female inferiority to their advantage. The stigma that “slut-shaming” females is okay, but when a guy does the same thing, they get a high five, is just disgusting. If you are human, you aren’t perfect. If you are a girl and you bash other girls for learning and growing into the woman they are destined to be, shame on you. It’s no wonder it’s so hard to find good girl friends.
I love when I pass a girl on the street and she smiles back at me. Ask yourself how many times you catch eye to eye with a female stranger and she just passes by with a blank stare. We need to be gentle with each other. We all can relate to each other in ways that males will never be able too, and we need to be each other’s biggest supporters. Try to spread more girl power, because we all know we could use more of it.
No offense to the men reading this article. The stereotypes never fit all males, and we need you to keep this world functioning, but we have been through some sh*t. I am not a feminist. I believe there are female roles, there are male roles, and we were designed differently for a reason. I believe everyone has their own capabilities, and sometimes, there is a female who is bigger than a male and she can play football better. Sometimes, there is a male who is happier and more flexible then a female, and he earns the spot on the cheerleading team. If we just learn to accept each other for what we are and not who we think each other should be, we could get all get along better and save the drama for television.
