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As women age and as we look different we lose our power. We lose the kind treatment of others that’s based on our aesthetic. Brown’s friend revealed how differently she’s treated now by men on the street. If before, for example, she’d forgotten to load money onto her bus card, she’d be told she couldn’t ride the bus. Now, however, with her “improved” aesthetic, which includes long hair and lipstick, she can ride the bus for free.
And this is why it becomes so important to women to live up to the beauty standard of the society. It’s not that we don’t like how we look. It’s not that we have a problem with aging,” Brown says. “It’s that as we age and as we look different we lose our power. We lose the kind treatment of others that’s based on our aesthetic. We lose being listened to and some people would do anything to maintain that.”
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As women age and as we look different we lose our power. We lose the kind treatment of others that’s based on our aesthetic. Brown’s friend revealed how differently she’s treated now by men on the street. If before, for example, she’d forgotten to load money onto her bus card, she’d be told she couldn’t ride the bus. Now, however, with her “improved” aesthetic, which includes long hair and lipstick, she can ride the bus for free.
Women explain how beauty is currency: ‘We lose our power’
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And this is why it becomes so important to women to live up to the beauty standard of the society. It’s not that we don’t like how we look. It’s not that we have a problem with aging,” Brown says. “It’s that as we age and as we look different we lose our power. We lose the kind treatment of others that’s based on our aesthetic. We lose being listened to and some people would do anything to maintain that.”
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Thoughts?