I agree, and I hope my posting this isn't seen as a total endorsement and forgiveness of every single right wing woman simply because they've found themselves on the receiving end of the worst form of what they fundamentally believe. This part was very revealing:

For women especially, contempt for feminist pieties, if deftly channeled, could be one’s ticket to stardom. And what had feminism done for them recently, except tell them to work harder and feel bad for wanting to be skinny? Or worse: trick them into waiting too long to have babies?

"Feel bad for wanting to be skinny" is obviously a reference to the Body Positivity movement, and it's so emblematic of one of the most baffling traits of conservatives- they experience any attempt at making the world a less shitty place for someone as a psychic assault. "Let's be less awful to overweight women" somehow gets turned in their minds into an attack on them.

[–] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 9 points 5 days ago

I didn't take it as endorsement and forgiveness at all. I appreciate you posting it.

I couldn't agree with your point more. So much of the conservative mindset is the fault of black and white thinking. People can't suggest it's worthwhile to interrogate feelings about your body. That's too complicated. They have to either be "pro" or "against" something. The nuances necessary to live the best, fullest lives we can are lost on them, so they take body positivity as anti skinny and pro fat instead of a recognition that people look different and sometimes differences are ok. It's extremely sad when you think about it.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

Can the left please start using more thought terminating cliches?

This would be the perfect context to just say “so you hate waffles?”