Simone de Beauvoir showed how women are taught to see their bodies as passive objects, shaped by patriarchy. Iris Marion Young added that girls grow up doubting their physical abilities, moving with hesitation. Sara Ahmed's queer phenomenology explores how norms shape our comfort, direction, and sense of belonging. Together, these thinkers remind us that the way we live in our bodies isn’t natural - it’s taught. And it can be unlearned.

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