Stop telling women to smile on demand. There is nothing normal or acceptable about pressurizing us to smile when we don’t feel like it. Anyone who does this is guilty of sexism. Gina Davidson explains why in a piece for The Scotsman. “Research has shown time and again that women’s opinions are not taken as …
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The holidays are stressful for a lot of people, especially for those of us with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD. I know this because I have these issues and feel worse during this time of the year. And of course, the pandemic has made things worse in general. People have lost loved …
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Be honest: you thought the title ‘men with daddy issues’ is a joke, didn’t you? Why? Whenever we talk about daddy issues, it is always with reference to females. It is never even implied that males can have them. This is messed up because of course, men with daddy issues are just as real as …
I was born with thick, dark eyebrows. In the early 2000s, this was not considered a good look. As a result, I got ample judgment for looking unkempt and received unsolicited advice on how to tame them. So a few years back, when bold eyebrows became trendy, it felt like a slap in the face …
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When an artist (musician, actor, writer, director, YouTuber, etc.) “sells out”, we need to support them instead of putting them down. Blame the system, not the victim. Hate the game, not the player. Everybody has to do something they don’t really like to make a living. Also, if you are so bothered by an artist …
Consent is a loaded word, isn’t it? Post the #MeToo movement, we have finally begun to give it the attention it deserves. Due to this, many of us are aware that ‘no means no applies’ to consent aka permission in the context of sex. But is that all it is? I believe ‘no means no’ …
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Did you know that brown eyes are the most common color of eyes in the world? Did you also know that they are also the most beautiful? I am not saying this because I have brown eyes myself, the above picture of Penelope Cruz is proof that brown is best. Brown eyes have depth and …
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Sometimes, I put my clothes on backwards. Yes, exactly like the model in the above image. Okay fine, I do it way more often than I’d like to admit. I even wear them inside out on occasion. Not on purpose. Like my sister says, it’s as if I am wearing clothes for the first time. …
Do you recognize that woman in the above picture? Yes, that’s pop singer Kesha Sebert. She burst onto the pop music scene in 2009 with her infectious yet supremely cringeworthy hit ‘Tik Tok’. As an opinionated eighteen-year-old, I hated her “music” with a passion. All the woman did was use autotune and talk about frivolous …
Given a choice, I’d like to eat and sleep at the same time. While being fully aware of both activities, of course. Of course, I am not talking about sleep-related eating disorders like nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder (NS-RED). Those sound pretty rough. This blog post is a part of The Normal Project.
