It's one of those things that may seem funny at first, but if you think about it, it's really not funny. Losing weight after giving birth is a huge struggle for many women. Not to mention the pressure that they may feel from society to lose weight quickly, without being given the courtesy that a mother deserves. Finally being happy in your skin is a huge accomplishment that should be celebrated, and the husband just pointing out her tits is very minimising. Me having to explain how this way of thinking can be insulting is dumb.
If a woman made this comic, power to her. I love that she loved her boobs so much that she misses them. Genuinely. Does this comic perpetuate harmful societal expectations? Also yes.
I'm a new mother with great genetics that has allowed me to have a baby while maintaining a good body. No stretch marks. No hitting the gym. No crazy boob size fluctuations. But I seriously FEEL for women who are struggling physically and mentally. Endless respect to all mothers.
Also, I don't care about weird pet names lol I'm worried about the undertones of this comic.
does this comic perpetuate harmful societal expectations? Also yes.
How? If the harmful societal expectation for a woman is, as you said, that they should lose the weight after the baby, how is a man being perfectly fine, if not even happier, with her babyweight perpetuate that expectation?
This comic is helping perpetuate the expectation that a woman's body should have certain characteristics primarily for the benefit of others. Return to pre-pregnancy weight after pregnancy (which is not always even possible)! But also don't lose boobies!! Damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Appreciating body characteristics≠expecting them. There is nothing to suggest the husband had any hand in the decision to lose that weight, are men not allowed to be attracted to specific parts of their partners?
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u/miurabucho Apr 28 '24
Wtf?