The Human Condition-- philosophy about real life

Nov 06

How to Talk to Little Girls →

Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for dieting at age 5 and foundation at age 11 and boob jobs at 17 and Botox at 23. As our cultural imperative for girls to be hot 24/7 has become the new normal, American women have become increasingly unhappy. What’s missing? A life of meaning, a life of ideas and reading books and being valued for our thoughts and accomplishments.

That’s why I force myself to talk to little girls as follows.

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    sexismandthecity:
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    Reblogging for original content with additional awesome in commentary.
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    I always felt the admonitions for me to do well in school were a bit shifty. And then one day, I heard my aunts talking...
  6. omolara-oolong reblogged this from sourcedumal and added:
    I think not telling a little dark skinned girl that she’s pretty can set them up just as badly. This always gives my...
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    Hits so close to home.
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    reblogging for the commentary, if that’s ok.
  10. sourcedumal reblogged this from karnythia and added:
    Oh yeah, being complimented on looks is a privilege many black women DO NOT GET. That is definitely some white people...
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    For the longest the closest I got to praise was pretty for a black girl & I still might hear that one today. I tell my...
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    Truths. You can’t tell people to hold back something they never get. I was fortunate to have a family who fawned over my...
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    Thank you! Dark-skinned, kinky-haired, thick-lipped, wide-nosed, dark-eyed Black girls don’t get this treatment. We...
  16. from-neptune reblogged this from i-am-from-mars and added:
    Dude. I spent all my childhood (and teenage years) hearing people say I’m ugly. It’s not exactly good, let me tell you
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