Who is really in charge of a woman's body

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Just some art that tells who really is.
http://mic.com/articles/92651/18-empowe ... n-s-bodies

Is PPR the right forum for this? Im not sure whether you have a point to make or not. In my opinion women have a ridiculous amount of rhetoric directed at them which tries to control their image.

As a guy there is far more freedom sadly. Men can be masculine or effeminate leaders or followers. We can take either side of any given binary opposition basically. Women on the other hand tend to be criticised or mocked for taking one side.

I consider myself fortunate that I dont judge women on appearances nearly as much as most guys. I tend to find women with assymetrical or unique faces attractive. Like Natasha Khan aka bat for lashes. Imo she looks like an Aryan Indian era princess

It didn't seem to fit in L&D,I was thinking along the lines of how society pressures people to look a certain way.This encourages people to be themselves.

The role of women living for men's expectations reminds me of an exchange between a television show moderator, and comedian Phyllis Diller:

Moderator: "Phyliss, what would the world be like with no men?".

Phyllis Diller: "You'd have a lot fat, happy women".

Both genders have expectations on how to look, and that's just how society is. There are bilogical reasons for why muscles are attractive in men, and biological reasons for why the smooth look is more attractive in women.

Society doesn't really have the right to judge or shame a person because of hair color or hairy legs.

^But you know what they say about opnions
Men can also be judged on their choices,say a man likes flowery shirts,maybe something lacy.He gets made fun of because society thinks only women should wear things that are frilly.
When my daughter lived in Seattle my son made a trip to see her,he wears a cowboy hat regularly,people do around here.She was a jerk about it and told him he couldn't wear that in Seattle.She should not have shamed him over his choice of a hat.

The Patriarchy is, her body is the Patriarchys property! Just kidding the woman is, its her body her choice.

None of us told her to hide her dreadlocks when she visited Arkansas.She did complain that people stared.We missed our chance,she cut them off several years ago.Anyway the Valkyrie will be flying in this week.I hope her luggage doesn't go missing again,the last time I felt sorry for the people at the airport.She was almost frothing at the mouth over it.

/\ The Valkyrie?

^My daughter is a Valkyrie .Anyway,that's what I call her.

my younger sister, who is 14, cuts herself rather severely all over her body, but especially on her legs, and it shows. especially since she wears rather revealing clothes.
whenever my parents or a family member would bring it up she would try to justify herself saying that it's her body, and my father would tell her that since she lives in 'his' house she should abide by his rules and cover up.
regarding self-harm, is there a point when it's acceptable for others to intervene in peoples choices about their bodies? what is that point?

I'd be worried if my kids were cutting,the worry would be about their health,not that they are letting people see the cuts.
If I thought they were endangering themselves I would interfere.