u know when ur getting dressed and ur just in ur tights and bra and its like wow…this is a lük..shall i just leave it like this..but u are forced into the drapes of societal norms
girls learn to watch themselves in third person so they can constantly fix their laugh and smile and hair and dancing and speech in hopes they can transform into a different person that someone will love and girls fear that if anyone sees them in their most candid self then they will be deemed unlovable and I’m so exhausted from practicing my smile in the mirror but girls also know that the ability to be loved is synonymous with their worth
Seohyun Kim By Nick Thompson For 5ELEVEN Magazine June 2019