you are your own voyeur

this article by @raynefq about the self being more consumable and how young women are susceptible to the tropes of a familiar identity as shown by 'complex female characters' https://t.co/lfCPMFhdBj

But here’s the thing: while the trend gives us a shorthand for the chaos that comes with thinking and feeling deeply, it also flattens it. It takes complex identities, anxieties, and intellectual struggles and turns them into an aesthetic. And just like its predecessor, the "I’m just a girl" trend, "thought daughter" risks turning something real... See more

“Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Up on a pedestal or down on your knees, it's all a male fantasy: that you're strong enough to take what they dish out, or else too weak to do anything about it. Even pretending you aren't catering to male fantasies is a male fantasy: pretending you're unseen, pretending you have... See more