I think it's another form of socialized patriarchy we impose upon ourselves and others.
I think women are raised to believe their power lies in the man they support so we play out that role by picking our fave guy and we just love and defend him like the loyal wife we're supposed to be. If we can prove to be the perfect wife we have won womanhood and therefore feel superior to all the other women out there.
That's a really basic breakdown of what I think drives so much of this back and forth and taking things a bit too seriously/far when it comes to stanning A Guy.
And some women IRL do that with the people in their lives. Sad to see relatives be awful to others all in service to their husband/boyfriend (who is usually a POS).
Re: Tumblr and attraction to men?
I think women are raised to believe their power lies in the man they support so we play out that role by picking our fave guy and we just love and defend him like the loyal wife we're supposed to be. If we can prove to be the perfect wife we have won womanhood and therefore feel superior to all the other women out there.
That's a really basic breakdown of what I think drives so much of this back and forth and taking things a bit too seriously/far when it comes to stanning A Guy.
And some women IRL do that with the people in their lives. Sad to see relatives be awful to others all in service to their husband/boyfriend (who is usually a POS).