i now remember what it is like to be in 8th grade, comparing yourself to all of the other girls, everyone at different stages of puberty and maturity. some are the youngest and some are the oldest, experiencing the world for the first time vs. having seen it through the eyes of older siblings. small things can be isolating, and big things can feel... See more
People change in four seasons: when they hurt enough they have to, when they see enough they are inspired to, when they learn enough that they want to, and when they receive enough that they are able to
“When we have gone to Albany and spoken with lawmakers about how the industry works, the lawmakers’ jaws drop to the floor. They're shocked about what is normalized.”
This financial exploitation, Ziff argued, leads to sexual exploitation. “There's a long history of models being sent to known predators by their agents. Bill Cosby, for example,” she... See more
whatever happens to be the latest term for pathologising your life experience. Everything is flattened, simplified. I worried that being immersed in it was making me think this way too.