hate those who told us we could only be beautiful

Women hate other women because it keeps us busy from confronting the real structures that ensure we remain passive, subservient consumers. This is not accidental. Yet it is, in my opinion, one of the greatest changes that needs to be made in order to create a new dynamic between genders. So please, stop hating each other. Stop calling each other fat. Stop calling each other sluts. Stop treating each other's bodies as public domain, open to scrutiny. Stop tearing each other apart over boys.
Start fighting for women. Start wincing when women's bodies are slashed apart on the silver screen instead of dismissing it as movie magic. Start complimenting the women around you, but try to go beyond words like "pretty"...how about a "creative" or "witty"? Start speaking up when those around you find other's private lives appropriate to speculate on. Start smiling at each other. Start being on each other's sides.

Please. Women already have it pretty hard. Let's do our part to make this journey easier for each other.

Vintage poster via SocImages.

or: the weather, men and capitalism

Beauty is social control. Hair, being one of the most malleable features at a women’s disposal, is symbolic of this effect. Hair is personal. Hair is public. Hair is political. Most of all, hair – or more specifically, the way in which American women choose to style their hair – is a display of meaning. It is one of the more visible and changeable declarations of gender. It assists the public from differentiating between genders and it offers a sliding scale of both femininity and masculinity. This defining scale is often used to allocate respect, gain social status and inevitably, detract worth. Yet, this display of meaning is constantly evolving along with the political movements, social movements and eras in which they occupy.
Hair, similar to the rest of the choices we make in our appearances, does not exist in a social vacuum. The way in which we style our hair denotes social status and meaning. It is a reflection of not only who we are in society, but of what society demands us to be.

Plus, it's really hot outside.