“Because as easy as it is to say that any choice that we make as marginalized people is automatically feminist (because look! I’m making a decision for myself in a world that tries to make decisions for me!), the truth is that we don’t make choices in a vacuum. What that means for me is that while I…”Tagged: Make-Up, Beauty Standards, Oppressive Socialization, Consumerism, Internalized Misogyny
“Various oppressive systems – from patriarchy to white supremacy to capitalism and beyond – have had a say in what it means to present ourselves “respectfully” for centuries. The last thing that we need is for our antidote movements to replicate those same hierarchies.”Tagged: Make-Up, Beauty Standards, Oppression, Oppressive Socialization, Capitalism
“It’s the pressure for women (in particular) to wear makeup that’s the problem – not the fact that it exists as an option.”Tagged: Make-Up, Beauty Standards