• fiercekitten@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    If it was something about her appearance she had no control over, then yeah. I agree.

    You’re implying that because you don’t like her appearance and she’s capable of changing it to be more pleasing or acceptable to you, it’s okay to belittle her for it.

    That’s right up there with “you should smile more” and “you’d be so pretty with a little bit of makeup”.

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      5 months ago

      Again, you’re still arguing from the standpoint that I’m making fun of her natural eyebrows.

      Which I’m not.

      I’m making fun of her shallow decision making and poor choices.

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        5 months ago

        Again, you’re still arguing from the standpoint that I’m making fun of her natural eyebrows.

        Which I’m not.

        You’re attacking appearances. How one dresses or applies makeup doesn’t matter in the context of the conversation. These are are matters of personal taste. Why do we need to know your thoughts on this?

        I’m making fun of her shallow decision making and poor choices.

        Not really, though. You’re just talking about how someone’s personal taste doesn’t align with your personal taste. This is like arguing about favorite colors. It’s a weak position to argue as it’s entirely subjective. It actively undermines any other argument you might be trying to make.

        Of all the things to mention, and you’re focused on eyebrows? You sound extremely biased because of this weak argument. It gives the impression that you share this same quality of being shallow. It serves as a potential indicator that you might be unable to pick out relevant detail in a conversation, which also makes you seem like a waste of time to communicate with.

        If you’re arguing another point this is detracting from that point. If you’re not arguing another point, then this insipid opinion is irrelevant to the discussion.

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        5 months ago

        I mean, whether they are natural or not shouldn’t matter. The “shallow decision making and poor choices” are just as accessible to a leftist woman. It feels kind of yucky to be setting standards for how you think it is acceptable for women to present themselves, regardless of whether they are on the same side of the political aisle.
        “We can shame women for how they choose to present themselves as long as they disagree with us about Palestine” is a weird take when you examine it for what it is.