cough it out

i see so many people claim women blame everything on their hormones, yet its only teenage boys who seem to be allowed to express how terrible and horrible life is, meanwhile teenage girls are just expected to what? grow up in a world where they're treated as subhuman - well aware of the fact they cant make much change in their lifetime - with a big smile on their face? watching more and more restrictions be put on them, and their bodies treated as something sexual before they're even comfortable with their sexuality, meanwhile their male peers are allowed to walk around shirtless, and jerking off to violent porn is seen as something normal- and a punchline to some jokes?

a teenage girl masturbating is unheard of, it isnt commonly talked about, we arent allowed the sense of humor of boys, we arent allowed to have the same comfort with masturbating as boys do.

"oh you know teenage boys and what they do behind closed doors ahaha"

watch women get raped and paid for their silence? so silly.

not to mention, common 'teenage girl' interests are constantly and consistently belittled, social media doesnt help that.

our body becomes sexual all of the sudden, we have breasts we need to cover up and we have all these new emotions and we're frustrated and we aren't welcomed in the same space as teenage boys, we aren't allowed the safety and comfort and humor of puberty.

because we'll never understand what it's like to be a poor teenage boy growing up in a patriarchal society.

Feline Bowl from the 14th - early 16th century made during the time of the Inka Empire (Tawantinsuyu).

[image description: a square-ish bowl with a carved cat head sticking out of one end and a tail sticking out of the other. On the bottom of the bowl are stubby paws. End ID]