Yes, yes, YES! Thank you, love. It's so very true. And I relate to the last paragraphs, too - because, hell, I do like my looks, but I still have days when I look into the mirror and can't think anything but "big hips. TOO BIG". And I know I'm thin. And I know there are lots of women who aren't as thin but still look absolutely gorgeous. This is so warped, it's so twisted that you know it's society that makes you feel insufficient, and by your own standards you aren't, but society's standards become your own, because you have to survive in this world, with other people, and you internalise all those stupid things without even wanting to. I don't like not shaving my legs, and even though I know this is probably just because it's considered normal in society to shave them, this standard is so internalised that society's aesthetic norms become my own.
... I could rant on for hours and not say anything that hasn't been said already.
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... I could rant on for hours and not say anything that hasn't been said already.
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