For a very long time, people would only see their faces on the regular, whether they were to pass a mirror or a window while on a walk. Humans were never meant to see themselves as much as we do now, and it’s created an inevitable “self-concerned” pandemic to spread across many teens and young adults. And, it is ruining your relationships. Romantic or not, ruining your relationships.
NEWS FLASH: YOU ARE NOT A GOD
The best example to start this awful pipeline is the renewal of the “Jennifer’s Body obsession”. Jennifer’s Body is a movie directed by Karyn Kusama starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, and Johnny Simmons.
The description for this movie on Google reads, “ When a demon takes possession of her, high-school hottie Jennifer (Megan Fox) turns a hungry eye on guys who never stood a chance with her before.”
This started the “maneater” influence amongst many people, creating an energy of dominance and confidence, with an almost sexy undertone.
When the success of the movie began to increase, many people who were influenced by such powerful feminine energy congregated on Tiktok and created a term called “dark femininity”.
Other examples of “dark feminists” are Maddy Perez in Euphoria and Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted, who also favor the “manipulative” and “witheringly-seductive” look.
It’s not the “killing boys” that is fascinating about Jennifer, it’s her hatred for men. In Vogue India, they explain how “In relationships, dark feminine energy surges forth by reclaiming the same tricks and tropes that have been employed by men for years to keep women guessing. In her dark feminine era, the woman is the one drawing the boundaries, refusing to over-explain her emotions and communicating her needs assertively.” But how is this feminism? And better yet, how does this have a healthy effect on your relationship with your partner at all?
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not necessarily wrong to be dominant or assertive, but you don’t have to be controlling, you don’t have to always be at the top of the food chain.
DARK FEMININITY IS MAKING YOU THINK ALL MEN ARE BAD
The reason women feel this need is because of what social media is feeding them, making them believe they need to get “revenge” on all men or have “power” over all of their friends when sometimes, it just really isn’t that deep.
TikTok user, darkfemmebabe, promotes this sort of behavior with a video of Megan Fox, with text in front of her reading “If you want to turn a man’s obsession switch on, all you need to do is learn how to do siren eyes. Anyone can do it. It makes them weak.”
Another example is from TikTok user femmefataletok, who posts “MANIPULATION TIP. #10” because don’t we all want to learn how to manipulate people into getting what we want?
I’m hoping you answered no. Now with all the “How to Ruin a Man’s Ego” and “How to Drive Him Crazy” it makes you wonder why these women don’t just find someone they click with rather than having to either give themselves away completely or be stone-cold.
It’s egotistical almost, it’s not bad that you have confidence in yourself, but you are also just utterly obsessed with yourself. And even though they favor the “hatred for men” aesthetic, it seems like a lot of their actions are still things they are doing for men, whether it’s negative or not, these people’s whole lives are still completely revolved around their relationship with this person.
People with this sort of mindset need to realize that your partner should be “your person” and not necessarily someone you purposefully tear down for your personal gain. The idea that “bad people create bad people” heavily influences this topic as well.
WHO IS ANDREW TATE?
Is a question I really, really wish I didn’t know the answer to. Emory Andrew Tate III is known as a “personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer” but many people will more likely say that they know him from his infamous, misogynistic opinions that he publicly spreads throughout his platforms.
Tate is what most people would see as a “simple man” and all I have to say is.. Maybe in the 1800s. Misogyny is tired at this point, the idea that women “belong in the home” and “are a man’s property” has gotten so strung out and it makes you wonder, why does it really matter this much to him? 
“I was getting on a plane, and I could see through the cockpit that a female was the pilot. And I took a picture and I said, “Most women can’t even park a car, why is one flying my plane?” This is one of the many other things Tate has publicly said about women, whom he prefers to call “females”.
He also promotes abusing his partner, “grabbing her by the neck” and demonstrating a beating motion into his hand, and, whether or not it’s a joke, he is still teaching young and influential boys that this is normal behavior and that you should have complete control over
Just like women, men are also not safe from the genuine brain-melting these kinds of things can do. Andrew Tate is making men believe that they need to be rich, cocky, never show emotions, and just overall be rude to anyone they can come into contact do.
Collectively, people just need to realize that possession of power is really overhyped, especially in relationships where you are supposed to feel at your best and not constantly looking for a way to put someone at their worst.
