Naomi WolfA cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience.
About This Quote
If you are in a relationship with someone who is obsessed with weight loss, you may be worried that this will cause strain in your relationship. However, the reason that they are obsessed with weight loss is not because they are obsessed with female beauty. They are obsessed with female obedience. Obedience is defined simply as the act of accepting or doing something without question or hesitation.
The reason women want to be thin is because they want to be obeyed by their men. If their men are comfortable making them feel beautiful, they can also feel beautiful themselves. It’s an unspoken rule that men love their women to be obedient and obedient women love their men to be thin.
We all want to feel loved for who we are and if we will not accept our own beauty, we will not accept the beauty of others.
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