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Women's self-sexualization, high beauty standards (sometimes leading to eating disorder) and historically restricted female sexuality seem to be not a matter of misogynist cultural prescription, but women's own intrasexual competition.<ref>http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/08/20/1717959115</ref><ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02122/full</ref> | Women's self-sexualization, high beauty standards (sometimes leading to eating disorder) and historically restricted female sexuality seem to be not a matter of misogynist cultural prescription, but women's own intrasexual competition.<ref>http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/08/20/1717959115</ref><ref>https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02122/full</ref> | ||
The fact that seemingly the majority of women fails to recognize, let alone oppose the immense [[gynocentrism|gynocentric]] contradictions and falsehoods in media narratives (e.g. about [[rape|harassment, rape]], the [[gender pay gap]], the [[patriarchy]] and oppression of female sexuality<ref>http://www.femininebeauty.info/suppression.pdf</ref>), | The fact that seemingly the majority of women fails to recognize, let alone oppose the immense [[gynocentrism|gynocentric]] contradictions and falsehoods in media narratives (e.g. about [[rape|harassment, rape]], the [[gender pay gap]], the [[patriarchy]] and oppression of female sexuality<ref>http://www.femininebeauty.info/suppression.pdf</ref>), | ||
is indicative of a childish [[female solipsism|solipsism]] and lack of self-awareness | is indicative of a childish [[female solipsism|solipsism]] and lack of self-awareness. | ||
=== Sexlessness and loneliness are harmful === | === Sexlessness and loneliness are harmful === |