Why Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” Video Makes Me Uncomfortable… and Kind of Makes Me Angry

jazzylittledrops:

So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and started watching the video, I started to feel a slight sense of discomfort. I couldn’t put my finger on why that was, exactly, but it continued throughout the whole thing. After watching the video several more times, I have some thoughts… 

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rupaulsglamazons:

Raven and JujuBee

wait but this

rupaulsglamazons:

Raven and JujuBee

wait but this

Tall people getting older is funny because they often don’t. I’m like those junk trees that grow really tall, really fast, then fall to pieces. I’ll be doing a monologue five years from now, and there will be an audible crackling sound.

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