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og-lollercopter t1_j6hzm8f wrote

Close. The beauty industry survives by MAKING YOU HATE the way you look.

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simdoll OP t1_j6i9tlf wrote

What I meant to type!

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og-lollercopter t1_j6ieag2 wrote

I pretty much figured that was what you meant. A subtle, but very meaningful difference. I get that people genuinely like the effect that beauty products have and that many women (and men, I guess), do it "for themselves." But honestly, that is even more insidious, because they have then internalized the self-loathing message that the industry has created to sell them stuff. I don't judge anyone for wanting to "feel pretty" or feel good about how they look. I judge the fuck out of society at large for the definitions of "pretty" and "looking good" that we propagate to both men and women. OK... this was gonna be a quickie comment and I stumbled upon my soapbox. I will show myself out. lol

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