Older women are so undermined and it makes me mad.

Summerisle7 · 2020-08-18T17:10:55+00:00

"Older" women get called Karens if they express an opinion, they are told to shut up or they'll get doxxed, arrested and raped. Previous generations of women were merely made invisible once they reached a certain age. Nowadays they are actively mocked and threatened.

Moonxtal · 2020-08-18T17:35:17+00:00

I've found women videos for reclaiming your feminine energy. Adrienne everheart is a lil older and there's a few poc gals in there too!

I remember many moons ago seeing a sex education type videos (not pornographic, just talk) hosted by two older hippy chicks. I couldn't find them later...they might have gotten nuked by YouTube. :( but the one EPs I remember was how they were talking about how hard it was for them to orgasam, and they gave little tips and tricks on how to do it during sex.

sewingmachinesavior · 2020-08-18T21:50:41+00:00

Personally, as an older woman that has all sorts of insight and etc- as someone who’s been sought out as a mentor- and hasn’t yet aged out of men’s attention- why would I waste the pretty, my time and valuable knowledge on such an unsatisfying endeavor? After years of experience of literally and figuratively being told to shut the fuck up- why would I bother?

Why would I make content and attach my face and name to it? I already know what is gonna happen. I could create Jesus level walk on water wisdom- backing my play with prestigious degrees and decades of qualifications...and if my eyebrows aren’t on point, or my voice isn’t smokey smooth, or if some wingnut troll makes something said into a viral meme that ruthlessly mocks me.... There’s just so many ways to cancel women. It’s enshrined and institutionalized into all public discourse.

There’s a global, wholesale rejection of women’s intellectual content. And also I’m darn sure there will be readers of this reply that will judge this with that lens. The destruction of woman-centric knowledge through minimizing is ubiquitous.

Ironically, I was told by a Curandera that in a past life I was a proficient herbalist and healer with great success treating people that was tried and executed for being a witch. She said that there was still a part of me that couldn’t understand why I was killed - especially since I had done so much good.

Well, I figured it out. If you don’t want to be burned at the stake don’t put yourself in situations where your talents, knowledge and wisdom can be used against you. Simple.

I’m definitely not alone. Most women over 40 have developed their silent inner eye roll and an efficient skill set to quietly and effectively get shit done without a word or credit for the work involved. This used to endlessly irritate me - but now I see the value of not putting myself out there.

So basically older women don’t create content because they were forced out of the market and those that dare to anyway will be subject to intense scrutiny and irrational reactions.

sadcello · 2020-08-19T10:53:25+00:00

I saw a video of a woman describing her experience turning 30. The comments are full of mgtow and redpills. So yeah, men are driving these older women away. Society hates older women more than any kind of women unless you're a sweet grandma who bakes cookies and can't even speak properly, only then they love you, because cookies.

KindredMaximus · 2020-08-18T20:32:13+00:00

We are also too busy to make content. We are of the generation that got divorced with nothing and are having the hustle in our 40/50s to make sure we can retire before 120. We are also often looking after adult children - because there are no jobs for them and they are in uni. We are also looking after our parents. A lot of advice re dating doesn't apply to us because we already had children and got divorced. I'm 49, doing a PhD, working 3 jobs in the most expensive city in Aus - supporting my youngest (F20) through uni. My Dad is ill and my sister died last year. I'd make videos in the area of my area of expertise - as people are ALWAYS asking me advice, non stop - but I simply don't have time or the energy. But you ladies rock, so therefore, I lurk. :)

vulture2112 · 2020-08-19T02:23:14+00:00

You get treated as invisible after about age 45.

Geocities_SEO_Expert · 2020-08-19T17:17:48+00:00

I've noticed the same thing, but I think the woman and girl viewerships perpetuate the problem, so it seems a bit hopeless.

I felt a bit proud every time I saw Sewing with Nancy on TV, because her show continued after a stroke paralyzed half her face.

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