Being ugly will set you free

I’ll never forget an episode of Oprah where she discussed the concept of beauty. She explained that often “beautiful” women are terrified to age because their value and identity has been so wrapped up in how they looked. But since Oprah never placed all her value to her physical appearance aging didn’t scare her. She found her value in her mind,... See more
instagram.comBecoming ugly is dependent on thorough self examination. Ask yourself: what do I think I get by being pretty? Can it only be acquired from my looks? Is getting this thing still enjoyable if I only earned it with my appearance?
Being ugly will set you free
To be ugly is to be exhilarating.
fabliha • being ugly is liberating
Living in the ugly is horrifying. It’s a land the patriarchy has promised would destroy us. Considering the patriarchy considers a destroyed woman to be one that has built her own life and is unafraid of men not being approving of her, I’d say that being destroyed sounds like an oasis. Ugly is silence. It’s a peace that bodily obsession can never
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