It may just be one of the biggest issues regarding equal rights. Some women out there are pushing social limits in terms of what is acceptable, but there are people who believe that women can't be anything but calm and soft people. Not only that, but women are also victims of objectification. They are led to believe that they have to achieve a certain body size to be socially accepted. While it may seem like harmless advertising, the negative effects are clear and powerful. At first it's just endless spending on beauty products. Eventually, it evolves into psychological effects such as eating disorders to be specific. Women end up starving themselves or following all kinds of weird diets just for the sake of losing weight. “I felt as powerful as an anorexic. Controlling my body produced the illusion of control over my life; I received incessant praise for my figure despite my sickly appearance, and my frailty manipulated my family and friends into protecting me in conflicts. I had reduced my world to a plate of steamed carrots, and I proudly crowned myself queen of this tiny kingdom." (Abra Fortune Chernik, 141) The fact that this woman feels complete domination because her body type has suddenly become quite adequate for the people around her proves that the system based on patriarchy exists. Usually, if someone does not eat enough, that person will feel weak physically and mentally. In this case, his body was barely able to support itself. Despite all this, he still felt a strong sense of control as he lost weight. This doesn't just happen to one person, it happens nationwide. People need to accept that everyone has different shapes and sizes. There is no need to alter your body to fit social norms because society creates everyone
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