This week I've been considering the positioning of femininity- It's not at all something that's innate, it's learned just like any other social activity. As impossible as the modern beauty standards are - at least those that define the Beauty Myth - they can still be learned and perfected, albeit not by a human being with a normally functioning metabolism. But one is tempted to ask what it would be like if there were no clear rubric for gauging femininity, no dress code or coda.
Would girls wear full faces of makeup to class at 9:30am, or expose themselves to intense UV rays in beds, multiplying their risk of skin cancer for the sake of a tan, or skip breakfast and have a salad for lunch before going running, if being thin and tan and perfectly presented weren't considered the hallmark of femininity? It's worth thinking about, I think.
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