The word “parent” doesn’t actually mean “good parent,” though. Plenty of actual parents are not good parents playing active roles in their children’s lives.

Ah, gotcha. People whose opinions back up what is already entrenched in society don’t influence policy or the lives of others at all, but people who might criticize the choices of those who choose to broadcast said views have magical power to force everyone to...what? There is literally no piece of policy that exists…

I didn’t say anyone is responsible for anyone else, nor did I say anyone owes me anything. I said I understand why people who think about the actions of others in context while living in an imperfect world sometimes criticize certain choices, and I can see why someone might resent a particular choice if they feel it…

See, I like this line of reasoning in theory, but I don’t know that it works when we still live in a society that is both full of and loves to deny that structural sexism and sexist expectations exist.

Repeat after me: other people’s bodies (and what they choose to put on them) do not exist for my consumption and/or pleasure.