An article every woman should read

Something linked to me by gray_ghost.  He said that he felt better about his own body after reading it.  I kinda did too.

Feeling Old and Ugly? Look Again
By Margaret M. Gullette, Women's eNews. Posted August 4, 2005.

Over the last few decades, I have overcome the self-hatred that comes of having a young female body in patriarchal, capitalist America. Thank the goddess I'm no longer so young.

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