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Curious - 2017-01-14

SB, lazy is one cause.

But another cause, very big, is the Cinderella Syndrome (SB, please stay with me): Little girls are given dolls, doll houses, little pink strollers where to place the dolls, little kitchen sets (little stove and sink with dishes, etc). Their mother buys them princess-themed dresses and wall paper for their bedroom and reads princess stories to them in bed just before falling to sleep (when their conscious mind is in the process of switching to the unconscious). Fathers call them "my little princess" and tell them how pretty they are. Boys are not treated like that. In early adolescence, girls are given/allowed to buy some make up and clothes that emphasize their sexuality and make it obvious to anybody who is looking (to various degrees of sexiness). Male teens are not given make up and sexy clothes; they are given tools and clothes that allow them to do things and move/run/jump/hit/wrestle.

You are with me so far?

Yourself, as a child, were not given dolls and little pink strollers to push on the sidewalk while walking beside mom. Right?

But your sister was given those things. Right?

You are intelligent, SB, you can recognize where the programming comes from: It starts when the baby comes home from the hospital: Pink clothes and blankets for the girls, blue clothes and blankets for the boys.

All of this is unconscious programming that requires A LOT OF AWARENESS to toss away. Years of deprogramming.

But the deprogramming won't happen in societies where girls are expected to get married, have babies, stay home and take care of the families. It's impossible for the deprogramming to happen to a substantial extent in such circumstances because the behavior is reinforced by society including movies, books, fashion magazines, the mothers, the fathers, etc etc

Now, bring these elements to a backward environment where the parents and grandparents (and sometimes great grandparents) still nurture values from the 1950's, and you see how hard it is for a pretty girl, that all the boys want, not to dress provocatively and expect some rewards in return.

Take as an example, the photos of Thai girls that you post online: They are all dressed provocatively. You are attracted to them. You never posted a picture of an oriental girl in mountain climbing gear or downhill ski gear or motorcycle gear or karate/judo uniform. All your girls have short dresses, no sleeves, some generous cleavage, perfect hair and a lot of makeup. They belong to the Cinderella group, SB.

Are you becoming more aware of the dichotomy?

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