Will Being ‘Ugly’ Be Aspirational One Day?

all that conforming leaves very little room for the effort that’s required to be who we are. I have no idea how many woman-hours are spent applying makeup, straightening hair and looking at the shape of our own biceps and butts in the mirror. But anecdotally I can tell you, from witnessing morning rituals in all their guises at the gym every day, i

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As the “casual instagram” trend shows, honest performativity in any form has been discarded in favour of a heavily-constructed facade of authenticity. Ring-light selfies have been replaced by blurry photos which are nonetheless casually-yet-meticulously photo-dumped in artful configuration; winged eyeliner and blowout curls have been dropped in fav... See more