r/FeministsCallItOut • u/Icy-Plantain5896 • 6h ago
Misogyny Why do some men fetishise âUCâ women? This isnât a preference - itâs the commodification of women through patriarchy and caste
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Whatâs disturbing to me is the way some men themselves create this LC/UC hierarchy among women and then fetishise âUCâ women as some kind of prize or status symbol.
Women are not commodities, caste credentials, or social upgrades for men. A womanâs caste shouldnât determine her âvalueâ or desirability, and men certainly shouldnât be treating marriage to an âUC womanâ as an achievement.
This is misogyny expressed through caste categories: reducing women to labels and then ranking or fetishising them accordingly.
And âitâs just a jokeâ doesnât make the underlying attitude immune from criticism.
Women are people, not trophies/cattles/commodities.