ShanShan
Sep 1, 2021

Hi Una, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I agree that the intersection of capitalism and patriarchy plays a huge role in pressuring women to pay for this false need. This huge emphasis on arbitrary physical standards of beauty is so profitable for large corporations and businesses once it forces women to question their self worth.

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