Perpetual Femininity

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 We live in a world dominated by men.

Between men/women/trans, men hold a higher position in our society since ages. What we are now is an outcome of generations of patriarchy.

Our language itself is biased towards men, thus we call our species "mankind".

In a world like this, where do women/trans people stand.

While trans people were almost erased from the society, women acted more like subordinates and their feminine characteristics were looked down upon by men.

Their entire existence since ages has been revolving around giving pleasure and an offspring to men. Both are dependant on their beauty and fertility.

In the course of their lives all genders grow from childhood to puberty to adoloscence to old age.

While old age is hard on all of them, women particularly are frightened by it. Why would something perfectly natural like wrinkles or grey hair, be an embarrassment for a lady but not for a man?

Maybe there is an unsaid fear of losing the attention of the dominant species here.  

To continuously dye your hair and apply a coating of foundation and age miracles once you reach your 40s is normalized by the world we live in. There are companies that have been profiting by propogating fear of looking old among women. 

Being feminine and old is a sign of great power, because to fight a world so demanding on how a woman should look and to actually appear quite the opposite of it is not easy. 

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