“Our beliefs about bodies disproportionately impact those whose race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and age deviate from our default notions. The further from the default, the greater the impact. We are all affected - but not equally.” DiversityBody ImageIntersectionality Book:The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love Source: The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love
“It is considered normal for women and girls in the United States to have hair, a reality shaped to varying degrees by the default of Westernized beauty standards. In Western societies hair is often tied to notions of femininity, beauty and gender. Having hair is what is expected of a "normal" woman or girl. Of course, there is an endless screed of rules governing our notions of normal hair. One cannot have too much hair or too little.” BeautyHairFemininityBody ImageHair LossAlopecia Book:The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love Source: The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love