being hot is hard
Now if you’re not “hot,” you are expected to work on it until you are.
Tina Fey • Bossypants
Some quotes for today #saturday #bestoftheday #narcissism
instagram.com“ I have watched beauty trends shift dramatically over the past decade, from the ultra-thin models of the early 2000s to the Instagram-influenced emphasis on curves and cosmetic enhancement. These changes do not happen in a vacuum. They reflect broader social conversations about feminism, body positivity, racial representation, and economic
... See moreyou have aging (inevitable) and the shifting in beauty trends (also inevitable). so if one doesn’t get you, the other surely will.
Girls may have abundant riches in the form of bodily capital, but their capacity to spend it is limited by gendered rules of sexual conduct.
Ashley Mears • Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
Because in this rarefied world there is an unspoken but widely understood logic: girls are valuable; women are not.
Ashley Mears • Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
Being hot is like winning the lottery. Lottery winners often don’t do well. It’s a special case of superpowers crippling people.
Jacob Falkovich • Girl Too Hot to Marry
hot and single is a lot to give up