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In reply to the discussion: My 5-Minute Magic Routine [View all]

BlancheSplanchnik

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2. I liked it---she knows there's a disconnect there.
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 11:06 AM
Aug 2016

I also think many women live the same struggle.

She says she was happy when she was twelve....I'd guess the turning point for us all is when we begin to be aware of "the opposite sex", to desire that attention, to see that some of the times we felt most "powerful" (after the change of puberty, generally) was when we received sexualized approval for our looks.

At the same time, makeup IS a lot of fun for many. Why should drag queens be praised for the same thing women get slagged for? For girly girls, it does feel good to feel feminine and pink and sparkly--and there's nothing "wrong" with that.

And in the end, we all have to determine for ourselves what we need to change in ourselves that helps us feel bad. Maybe a modeling career, which is has got to be incredibly competitive in damaging ways, especially inflames self-loathing issues.

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