We expect women to feel empowered in today’s society, yet we constantly hold them to high and unrealistic expectations. I recently came across a little article from the popular male millennial destination called Total Frat Move. What was supposed to be an innocent satire article (I hope), outraged thousands of college women across the country, for justified reasons.
Not only does this site contribute to a hyper-masculine, male-dominant stigma that fraternities unfortunately get attached to, they also have a wonderful section of their website dedicated to the sexualization and degradation of the female body. The kicker? They have an article telling young girls how to be the perfect college girlfriend. In 50 easy, totally understandable, acceptable, and not at all offensive steps. Have a look for yourself:
Ever wonder if you’re the reason we’re self-conscious? If you don’t want us to be insecure, don’t remind us about our love handles, douche bag.
Be taller than us.
Oh that’s cute, I’m sure her mother would absolutely adore you dating her daughter AND still be willing to bang you! Plus, I thought you were into younger girls?
I’ll do whatever the hell I want to do. If I want to wear sweatpants, I’ll wear sweatpants. At least when I’ll be looking comfortable, you’ll still look like a tool bag.
Before you do anything, ask yourself “Does this make up for my small d*ck?”
Double standards are never okay. Don’t expect us to be perfect little angels while you’re sluttin’ around.
And my personal favorite…
I could write an entire article solely on what’s wrong with this point, but I’ll keep it brief. You, as males, are putting yourselves literally inside women’s bodies. At that moment, they’re completely vulnerable. You have absolutely no say whatsoever in what happens, especially in terms of birth control. You’re not the one taking unnatural hormones that alter both your body and emotions. Seriously, shut the f*ck up, at least you’re getting laid. Plus, STDs are a very real thing. And from the sounds of it, we probably couldn’t trust you to be clean since you have such an aversion to protection.
By no means do I think fraternities are a bad thing. I have very close friends who are in fraternities on my campus, and I love each and every one of them. I sincerely think some of the frat guys I’ve encountered to be some of the most dedicated, earnest, and respectful people I know. Assh*les like the author of this article are what give fraternities a bad name.
Some of you may think I can’t take a joke, but honestly…since when is outright, blatant sexism a joke? God forbid a woman writes an article like this about guys, all the “meninists” would come out of the woodwork… I hope when they have a daughter, they realize that treating a woman like an object is an act only worthy of scumbags and arrogant man-children who are intellectually comparable to a fetal golden retriever. Don’t tell us how to be perfect. You don’t deserve a girlfriend. Grow up a little first.
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I love this peice! You’re brilliant. So true though, if we wrote anything like this it’d be seen as so unfair to men ♡
Thanks so much! It really is an unfair double standard. It makes men look like bad guys, which they aren’t, and girls seems like objects, which they also aren’t. 🙂