Do any of you guys realize this?
Like certain phrases men (or women) say to guys like "you need to man up" "step up and be a man" "grow some balls". Things like that, usually as a means to demean men and make them feel small.
But for women, things are said to them like "girl power". It is used in a way to lift women up.
I am not saying there are never instances where women aren't demeaned also and men are never lifted up. I am saying that this happens more to men than it does to women because I think society as a whole views the male gender (masculinity) in a negative way and the female gender (femininity) in a positive light.
You can let me know if I'm wrong on this.
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