“Recognizing the ways in which things are problematic – and, um, just about everything is problematic in some sense – doesn’t mean that we have to entirely distance ourselves from them. It just means that we need to be cognizant of them, talk to other people about them, and constantly reevaluate what…”— Melissa A. Fabello, everydayfeminism.comTagged: Self-awareness, Question Everything, Responsible Spending, Woke
“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…”— Melissa A. Fabello, everydayfeminism.comTagged: 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.”— Melissa A. Fabello, everydayfeminism.comTagged: 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.”— Melissa A. Fabello, everydayfeminism.comTagged: Make-Up, Beauty Standards