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Originally Posted by costello
I think when people put out an effort and achieve a goal, they like to have other people notice and praise them. It's probably a result of how we're raised - with rewards and punishments to motivate us. Most of us crave that sort of attention. Maybe there are a few people who are completely uninterested in praise from other people, but they're in a tiny minority.  |
I was a radical feminist for a while, so that's where I'm coming from.
I'm less of a radical feminist now, but I still think it's odd that we live in a society where so much focus is put on the body and what shape it is, regardless of how difficult it is to achieve that body.
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