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where do I see myself in five years? hopefully replying to multi-paragraph work emails with: cool! thanks.-Sent From My iPhone

Here’s the thing. When people talk about the hypersexualization of children, especially young girls, they are referring to the image these girls look up to in beauty culture right now. The exaggerated “hourglass”, “Kim K” figure, the excessive amount of makeup being pushed at them through social media they regularly navigate. And yes I say pushed at them because when all the adults you follow are promoting “skinny teas”, waist trainers and makeup products, it directly affects the vulnerable youth and their body images. And YES it contributes to young girls in their early teens looking like they are 18-25 years old, which predatory men WILL take advantage of. Make no mistake, all of these things are dangerous and promoting skin tight clothing & outfits that specifically accentuate cleavage & an ass is contributing to an overly sexual image. This is not me sexualizing these girls, this is the current state of the beauty culture they are growing up in doing that. It is toxic and unhealthy and you can shout “wear what you want! Do what you want!” Until you’re blue in the face but it will not change the fact that this idea of beauty- this ridiculous standard of a flawless looking mannequin did not stem from women. It is not an innate or natural idea. It is an image perpetuated by men who run the media and all forms of advertising on various platforms. It is a well thought out scheme, and it is making them millions every day. We were not born with the desire to conform to this artificial euro-centric version of beauty. And our girls do not deserve the eating disorders, the anxiety, the depression and self loathing that comes with this beauty culture.