historicalbeauties:not-all-those-who-wonder-r-lost:historicalbeauties:I never went to a Mary-Kay par
historicalbeauties:not-all-those-who-wonder-r-lost:historicalbeauties:I never went to a Mary-Kay party that didn’t make me feel ugly. I got curious so I looked it up. This is from Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig.I was just talking with a friend about how by dictating what “beautiful” should be, our culture limits out ability to see the beauty in the world. There is nothing inherently ugly about things our culture does not consider “beautiful”. We were talking about how awful it was that our culture was actively making our perceptions of the world ugly by blinding us to so much beauty. And I was thinking is this might be about control or power. No, Mr. Haig is right. It is about money. Our culture is set up in such a way that people profit from us not seeing the beauty in the world. And that is just sad. I chose to wake up every morning to see the true beauty in the world and to shed the power our culture has on my perception a little bit each day. I see you and to me you are beautiful. Do not let money hungry evil corporations or our corrupted culture make you think otherwise! Let this be our revolution. “If tomorrow women in the west woke up and decided they really like their bodies just think how many industries would go out of business - the cosmetic industry, the clothing industry, the diet industry, the gym industry - and then think of all the allied industries that support those industries. So when I say capitalism is dependent on women hating themselves, I’m not exaggerating.”— Gail Dines -- source link