London, 1940s, in hi-res colour. These photographs were taken using Kodachrome film by the improbably and wonderfully named Chalmers Butterfield, probably in 1949.
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Fuck yeah, feminists!: "What is it like being a girl?"
Not to make it sound like guys aren’t victims of rigid gender roles, too, but…
- Having strangers constantly tell you you’re beautiful, but with implication that that’s really important and it’d be bad if you aren’t.
- Being bombarded by messages that your body isn’t good…
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Trailer for The Purity Myth, The Documentary:
Valenti explains, “The purity myth is the lie that women’s sexuality has some bearing on who we are and how good we are, because really I think we all know that young women are so much more than whether or not they have sex. We really should be teaching our daughters that their ability to be good people should be based on their intelligence, on their compassion, their kindness, not what they do with their bodies.”
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