Beauty myth

Some great quotes from Naomi Wolf's 'The Beauty Myth' and how it makes sense when you look at either the #KuToo Movement or what's happening around you.

The text sharpened my teenage anger. Nearly 30 years later, I had questions.

The Beauty Myth

Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short form WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JESS PHILLIPS Soldier, criminal, militant, hooligan, revolutionary: these labels Emmeline Pankhurst took up and wore proudly in her long struggle for women’s suffrage. This shortened edition of her autobiography tells the inside story of this struggle: the tireless campaigning, the betrayals by men in power, the relentless round of arrests and hunger strikes, the horror of force-feeding. It is a reminder of the…

When you look in the mirror, the image you see looks a lot like you—not exactly the same, because when you raise your right hand, your mirror-self raises its left. What’s more, the mirror image is merely an assemblage of reflected light, without a physical body behind it. Despite these differences, you can see an […]

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l haven't even made a proper dent in this book. and I'm already loving it. "The Beauty Myth," by Naomi, Wolf, has really opened up my eyes around the history of beauty ideals. The beauty myth always has been about prescribing behavior to women, not about appearance. I think most women would agree, that beauty is unique, individualistic, and spans across a wide spectrum. Let’s not limit ourselves into thinking that beauty needs to be a narrow box to fit into.

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