I was having an argument with my partner about different factors perpetuating the way women are stereotypically portrayed, as photoshopped sex objects… and he replied by saying that women do it to themselves, just look at strippers and porn stars, they are the ones causing those stereotypes. My heart broke and he would not hear my defence of women having autonomy over their own bodies being different from sexism. He frequently uses words like ‘bitch’ and ‘slut’… as humour, but every time he uses those words my heart breaks a little. He calls me over sensitive. I love him so much… but sometimes I think about what it would be like to be with a man who had a deeper understanding of sexism, and more respect for women.
