myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Even as I teen, I knew that "beauty standards" were kind of BS. I knew that companies ...

Even as I teen, I knew that "beauty standards" were kind of BS. I knew that companies try to pray on our insecurities to sell things and that they don't really care if they make you feel awful as long as you spend money.

Even knowing all this stuff. Just looking at all that stuff has a way of making me feel freakish and deformed.

The other side was seeking out content that celebrated a wider idea of what could be beautiful.

This isn't just a "women't problem" anymore sadly.