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From: flaps@dgp.toronto.edu (Alan J Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Female human aesthetics
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Date: 4 Nov 90 17:46:32 GMT
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jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>Feminine beauty is something which women wish to attain - it has
>nothing to do with men, just as the "Bronze Adonis" male form is
>something which men pursue and which equally has nothing to do
>with women.  These forms are desirable simply because they are
>unattainable to the average person.

Nevertheless, average women spend much more time on the pursuit of the
feminine beauty standard than average men spend on the "Bronze Adonis"
standard.  One unattainable standard affects women's lives more than
the other unattainable standard affects men's lives; it is therefore
more damaging.

(I think this is a very dramatic difference.  A poll almost anywhere
would illustrate it.  An example is the recent postings here by women
about how few "grooming products" they use in the morning.  ALL of the
lists were longer than my own.)

ajr