They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I disagree; far from being subjective, beauty has been objectified and weaponized into an industry that will reach nearly a trillion dollars in market size by 2030. The ideal beauty standards have been set, and women all over the world are under increasingly intensified pressure to meet those standards. I have very Irish genetics, which makes it hard to meet those standards. The list of things “wrong” with how I look is exhausting, and I am reminded of it multiple times every single day.  Depending on the decade, I…

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