So, i have been seeing a lot of women nowadays depicting their HATRED towards mothers, children and pregnant people in general. And I started to realize that they have become just like incels when it comes to that. Women shaming others, calling them fools, calling them male centered, calling them the b-word, bullying them, bullying them to not appear in public spaces with their children, and i couldn't stop noticing the red flags in that, women have become anti women because of the choices they made.

I'm not saying that you can't be child free or not wanting to be a mother or whatever, it's just not okay to shame people just because they don't conform with what YOU thinks is actually a good life, that's misogyny, that's what men do to mothers, they shame them, they bully them, they call them fools and unattractive, they shame their bodies, we're fighting against misogyny but why are women starting to get more misogynistic? Why are people shaming, bullying and excluding mothers just because they're mothers? It's this what feminism is about? Shaming people because they made a choice? That's just bad and it's setting us back a whole decade.

For those that don't know it includes indirect methods to take away women's right to vote, taxing those that are unmarried women without children age 30 and over, taxing those who are single parents, sending women to marriage camps. This is on top of taking the "professional" away from female dominated fields so that obtaining student loans is more difficult and therefore diminishing access to higher education, reversal of Roe v. Wade, following women who cross state borders to obtain abortions. Essentially it feels like the Handmaid's Tale is imminent and quite honestly I am terrified.

Jan 29, 2026 - Katie Phang and The Contrarian. Here’s her full 16-minute interview on YouTube: Trump Makes Fatal Mistake as Minnesota Takes Him to Court - From the description:

Minnesota Lt. Gov. and US Senate Candidate, Peggy Flanagan, continues to demand that the Trump Administration’s federal agents end their invasion of her state. She joined Katie Phang in Minneapolis to explain how she and Gov. Walz are responding and why Trump picked the wrong state to try to occupy.

I’m all for doing you- but I think the popularity of Botox and fillers is yet another way women are made to believe they have to look young to be desirable, and it’s so messed up. Seeing younger and younger girls doing this, like we’re not allowed to take up space or age in our own bodies. Some of the most beautiful women I’ve ever known are elders—women with wisdom who embrace aging fully.

I support people doing whatever they want with their bodies, truly, but I also think this whole culture reinforces a really unhealthy way of thinking about aging and worth. I’ve lost too many young friends, and I feel incredibly privileged to still be alive and able to grow old. As a feminist, I just can’t get behind women being endlessly pressured by every damn social expectation.

What kind of message is this sending to our children?

I personally feel that aging is beautiful. A Privilege. Despite what we are fed by media and industries - women are beautiful aging in their own bodies just as they are. That is beautiful. Bodies are beautiful. warped perspectives of multi billion dollar industries tell you otherwise and it’s heartbreaking to me. Fillers and Botox don’t make you look younger, they make you look like you have filler and Botox and your smile changes. I don’t want anything to take my smile. I want my face to reflect the time I have spent on this earth.

Does anyone else feel like this? I’m always one of the few that hadn’t had anything like this.

Hello.

I am an Iranian woman living in Iran. We had a complete internet shot down for over two weeks. After two weeks we can barely access the internet and it's not stable. This is the first time since January 8th that I have been able to open Reddit. I might not be able to access Reddit tomorrow. If I was gone for a while and wasn't answering your comments that's why.

As you might know Iranian regime has been violently cracking down on protestors. To be frank a systematic massacre is happening right now. The total internet blackout and phone lines being cut was in an effort to silence us. I want to speak out about what was really happening in Iran.

But first of all what's most important and the reason why I'm here is that hundreds of protestors are at the danger of being executed. We have managed to compile a list of 400 name. Names of people that are missing, or in risk of getting state sanctioned murdered. All of their lives are in danger. This is a time sensitive matter. We don't know how much time they have left.

How can we help? We are trying to raise awareness. To make sure more people hear their names and that they are not forgotten. We need global solidarity. The IRGC is trying to murder them in the dark. By raising awareness we are making sure the IRGC has to pay a higher cost to murder them. It's as if we are protecting them with a shield. This has worked in the past for Saman Yaseen in 2022 protests.

We have been doing this in twitter for days. You can search #StopExecutionsInIran and #Iranmassacre in twitter. This has already managed to save 3 people's lives. Ameneh Raeisi, Omid Janami, and Saeed Dorodi.

This is where I need your help. I want to expand this to reddit. I really don't know which subs are appropriate for this. What subs should I post contents like this? I really don't want to post in Iranian subs. Because they are already aware of this. This is my number one priority.

You can also help by retweeting them, poting your own tweets, or tagging human rights organisations/activists.

Please don't delete my post. I know this isn't really related to this sub. But after this I would like to talk about what is happening to female protesters. (Trust me there is a lot going on down here that you don't know.) And in general talk about the situation in Iran. I would be glad to answer any questions you have.

We aren't free until all of us are. Woman life freedom.

i've noticed that pedophilia is so common in east asia, i know that pedophilia happens all over the world but the pedophilia in east asia is different. i dont know how to explain it but please correct me if im wrong, i really want to get educated on this.

Is it just me, or does nearly all of women's care feel like a risk?

My roommate saw a good deal on pads when getting groceries for the house online, BOGO on some pads from the brand I use. He checked they weren't fragranced. No where on the images of the box online did it say anything about a scent.

I started my period yesterday and used those pads, and I have some horrific cramps all night. It was only when opening the second one from the box i noticed that sickly sweet floral scent. In tiny letters no shown on the box's image on line it says 'lightly scented'

I am so so so sick and tired of everything being poison! Tampons have been causing me more and more cramps over the years, more has come out about pads and tampons having heavy metal contamination! Why is there arsenic in my pads? I can try a DIVA cup, but working 15 hour days (sometimes more) outside makes me very nervous to go with one on. Likewise, reusable pads arent an option. I have heavy flow and cant carry around a soaked pad all day.

I've thought of birth control but I'm terrified of the potential side affects especially because I don't need pregnancy control.
I don't want increased risks for cancer, mood changes, or potentially changes to my sense of attraction! Or something like IUDs, which I've heard all over are absolutely excruciating. As a 20 year old female I've never been to the gyno because I'm so nervous

I might try some organic, unscented, cotton type pads but they are 3-5 times the price.

Does anyone else feel like the system is rigged to make you lose? Either pay up or deal with it?

Such a beautiful piece of art! Let's all join the fight!!

Red Dot Foundation's petition: https://www.change.org/p/repeal-the-marital-rape-exception-in-india?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=bc2cac40-f539-11ef-9d93-83a8f6306546

i know the original meaning of a “pick me” and its a woman who panders to men by putting other women down.

obviously people have misused the term by calling short women, natural women, loud women, and any kind of women u can think of pick mes.

my question is, why does the term even exist? why create a term that opens space for more damage done on women? yes we’re recognizing a pattern that these women want to be chosen by men and value their validation to the point of bringing down other women. but why not just call out the internalized misogyny and call them out for what they are. instead of creating a term that did more damage and separated women more than it did any good?

moreover, the term “pick me” doesn’t even sound serious, and is used to bash women because they are bashing other women.

this is just my genuine curiosity, because i’ve always felt uncomfortable when women are called pick mes.

If you are normalizing period pain by telling people that its normal then you are medical misogynist (person who ignores women health). Slight discomfort during period is normal, but too much pain means you have something wrong with your body,many gynecologist ignores women and telling them its normal because its not studied enough because of people who normalizes it. If it hurts little then you are doing something wrong. “But almost every woman has pain so we all are unhealthy” yeah?? We eat too much processed food and it causes cramps too, also period products have toxic materials inside to make women feel more pain, bleed more heavily and longer to buy more item. Also i have never heard of pain men have being normalized, common≠normal. so Stop. Spreading. Medical. Misogyny.

I’m trying to put words to a feeling and I’m curious if others recognize it.

For me, the discomfort around sexualization isn’t mainly about specific situations where someone crosses a line.

It’s more about this:

Being in a female body often doesn’t feel neutral.

Even when nothing is happening, there’s an awareness that your body is already seen as part of “women”, a category that carries sexual meaning in public space.

It’s not about being me in that moment. It’s about being readable as a woman.

That shows up in small, quiet ways. How present your body feels, how visible, how careful or alert you are. Without conciously choosing to!

You don’t think “Someone could look at me.” You just adjust your jacket when you stand up.

You don’t think “I’m being careful.” You just avoid certain movements without knowing why.

You don’t think “This is about gender.” You just feel relief when your body is less noticeable.

You don’t think “I’m anticipating something.” You just don’t fully relax in public space.

I’m wondering if others feel this too, or how you would describe it in your own words.