The Fact That " You Should Smile More " Is Seen As Oppression In Feminist Circles Is Ridiculous

CawlinAlcarz · 2022-04-01T15:29:16+00:00

I suspect that they see it as some sort of statement indicating that women are valued for their physical appearance above other qualities about them.

There is also such a thing as "resting bitch face" so... ~shrug~

nevermock · 2022-04-01T15:33:17+00:00

To be fair, nobody smiles when their ship is lost at sea, on fire, and sinking.

xsplizzle · 2022-04-01T16:33:16+00:00

Its condescending, its the same as saying 'why are you so quiet, you should talk more' which is something a lot of men here can relate to.

coolboy_24278 · 2022-04-01T16:04:44+00:00

i dont think anyone should tell another person to smile more, regardless of gender, but yeah they’re making that issue as overblown.

Metrostation984 · 2022-04-01T16:38:36+00:00

I'm all about gender equality. I think there is more of a story there. I don't think "smile more" is that big of an issue. The thing is it's probably never really said to men. So think about you going about your day and your boss tells you to smile as a man and she tells other men but never the women. So I think it's more about power dynamics, that some time ago and now less I would say, males felt they could tell women to smile. Of course nowadays with all this bullshit social media everything is dialed up to 10,000. A male who tells his female colleague to smile for the sole purpose of trying to cheer her up will be a toxic opporessing male. There are a bunch of layers to it I guess, reduction to an appearance, females having to seem nice and agreeable, degrading a woman's sincerity and so on.

I think what we need is to understand, to support real issues, to call out when things are overblown, and so on

Clockw0rk · 2022-04-01T16:11:30+00:00

Yet another instance of perceived harassment exclusively to women that also happens quite commonly to men as well. Delusional myopic morons.

urbana1 · 2022-04-01T16:18:31+00:00

We are in an era where even looking in their direction can be considered harassment. A compliment is a big no no (unless it’s from the right guy). No wonder depression is rife amongst both sexes.

LiquidDreamtime · 2022-04-01T16:35:38+00:00

“Smile more!” And “Man up!” Are equivalent micro-aggressions stemming from antiquated patriarchal notions that women should be pleasant/pretty/subdued and men, conversely, should be stoic/resilient/tolerant of oppression.

Both things suck, both are gender specific problems.

C-chaos19 · 2022-04-01T16:45:43+00:00

It’s annoying. Give someone a real reason to smile, not a demand.

bigez526 · 2022-04-01T15:51:05+00:00

Women want 3 6's from men. (Go figure, Satan got to the woman) 6 Figures(income), inches(down south), and height. Men want 3 F's from women. Friendly, fit, fertile. Not smiling is an indication they are not wife material.

HunterPhreak · 2022-04-01T15:28:16+00:00

This.

DavidByron2 · 2022-04-01T16:45:31+00:00

What better do they have to complain about?

Title	The Fact That " You Should Smile More " Is Seen As Oppression In Feminist Circles Is Ridiculous
Author	DynamicCrab
Upvotes	66
Comments	13
Date	April 1, 2022 3:27 PM UTC (2 years ago)
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