#beautyisasbeautydoes

[smithbrainz]

CN: ageism, racism, migosyny, ableism, gaslighting, British royal family and all their CNs

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I'm following the blowback on social media against the current British monarch and his spouse. I happen to dislike them, but that's not what this is about.

Lots of people rooting for Team Sussex are comparing photos of Harry's mother to photos of his stepmom. I'm a fan of Team Sussex. I am only a couple of years younger than Harry's mom would be had she not died in 1997. (Few of us married literal princes, but many of us in that cohort had psychological journeys a little like hers.)

I'm calling foul on people using misogynistic, ageist garbage language in their pushback against the current spouse (who, if various accounts are truthful, is nobody I'd want to be in the same time zone with). Knock it off.

Harry's mom did not get the privilege of growing old enough to sag, have wrinkles. to maybe give less of a damn about being "glamorous" and more of a damn about comfort. She didn't get to see her sons grow up to be men and hold grandchildren in her arms.

Beauty does not equal superiority. Beauty per se is neutral. Its importance in our culture is anything but. The racist, misogynistic, ageist, ableist standards, the pressure on certain people to perform beauty, changing norms and the price tags and health risks attached, the ways society punishes perceived beauty and punishes perceived lack of beauty...all of those permeate our world and our brains and are worth deeper dives than I can do here today.

But what I CAN do is remind all y'all that Diana used what worked in her favor to help others who didn't have it so good. She hugged patients with HIV when that was still a huge taboo. She walked across a minefield and helped survivors of those terrors. She spoke uncomfortable truths about a powerful institution that nobody else dared speak.

THAT'S FRIGGIN' BEAUTIFUL.

Using what privileges you have to leave the joint a little better than you found it is beautiful. Throwing your glamour around to draw attention and support to people and causes worthy of more support is beautiful. Hell, even making people feel better about themselves by sharing a bit of that glamour ain't a bad thing. A little pixie dust thrown around at the right moment might do a lot for someone's spirit.

Diana became a beautiful person through her choices and deeds. Camilla, if Harry's recent memoirs are correct, has been a horrid person for her entire adult life. Every time someone makes this about Camilla's appearance, it feeds into the same overall universe of garbage that ruined Diana's short life. Do better.

[jilliananns-blog]

#HotAndHeavy my heart breaks for the people bullied for their weight. Ive been there. Not ANYONE deserves to feel unworthy of life, love, happiness, strength, and to go & do anything they want without being called names and having food or items thrown at them! #GodBless you all stay strong!! #LoveIsLove #BeautyIsAsBeautyDoes #BeautyIsLovingOthers #RespectIsFreeToGive #BlessOthers #DontJudge #TLC Dont forget blessing someone with kindness will boomerang back &bless you #BeautifulWomen https://www.instagram.com/p/B7C5NjKpHPyyoPMKq9BfLQDLrBg_874nYKh49E0/?igshid=1v5raqq1hzbvb

[aamametal]

We made it, set up, welcomed like royalty and awaiting the patron’s opening tomorrow. #lovelandcolorado #beautyisasbeautydoes #qualitypeople #amazingart (at Benson Sculpture Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B07SPhQnKC6/?igshid=1zpypsb4a93y

[motivationwithmercedes]

#Repost @building.bopo with @repostapp ・・・ Vacation chronicles. #ivnoy #covergirlmade #beautyisasbeautydoes #empowering (at Charlotte, North Carolina)

[laurashouseofgems]

Tourmaline necklace with a Lemon Quartz pendant! Come see what's beautiful in the shop today! www.etsy.com/shop/laurashouseofgems #tourmaline #tourmalines #lemonquartz #lemonquartzjewelry #gemnecklace #gemnecklaces #colorburst #colorfulnecklace #morenecklaces #beautyisasbeautydoes #wrapyourselfincolor #wrapyourselfindreams #wrapyourselfinstyle #daytonight #daytonightlook #easybeauty #gemsrock #gemsgems #tourmalinemadness #goodeveryday #gogorgeous #thrivingthursday #thrivingthursdays #therapeuticthursday #therapeuticthursdays

[stephenknollnewyork]

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[oduwomenscenter]

Do you understand just HOW amazing you are? 

Perhaps do you need a reminder? If so, join us on next week as we host our Love Your Body Day event in South Mall of the WEBB. Look for our display near WODU and take a few moments to gaze upon the images, messages, and leave one of inspiration for your fellow Monarchs!

#YourVoiceMatters                      #BeautyIsAsBeautyDoes

#TakeTime2LoveUrBodyAsItIs       #MagazineImagesAreOftentimesDoctored

#TogetherWeAchieveMore          #RealBeautyOriginatesFromWithin

[dopalicious-cowgirl]

There is something sacred about Sunday night hair. Doubly so when it involves a little brown girl who is free in pony tails, Afro puffs, blow outs, cornrows, Bantu knots and braids. She doesn't care. She feels pretty all the time. I pray she never forgets because it took me 20 years to re-learn it. #ThereWereNoMirrorsInMyNanasHouse #BeautyIsAsBeautyDoes

[lulubully]

B E A U T I F U L || When I hear a troglodyte cast aspersions about the unique beauty of the bull terrier, I give them my prettiest smile! 😁😝👹 #bullterrier #beautyisasbeautydoes

[alicialucas-blog]

My girl Grace put together this flower on flower outfit. #fashionista #forgingherownstyle #beautyisasbeautydoes #marchingtoherowndrum.

[motivationwithmercedes]

Happy Thursday fam!! This humidity 😏😋😊😎. Heading to rehearsal for Saturday's show 😎 #ivnoy #hourglassfigure #chameleonofplus #curvymodel #beautymodel #beautyisasbeautydoes (at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport)

[luckysmylerbeauty]

☝☝☝It's really as simple as that! You're welcome to enter as many beauty quotes as you'd like! #LuckysBeautyBox1 #BeautyIsAsBeautyDoes #GoodLuck! #makeupbyluckysmyler

[crystalkali1]

I was so inspired by Britney Spears.... And now I'm BLONDER than yesterday :) #thankyoustella #superblonde #blondeshavemorefun #legallyblonde #lawyerhairdresser #smartblonde #ilovemyjobs #icantbelievethisismyhead #ilovemyhair #enlightened #inspired #westcoastsalonSR #aveda #beautyisasbeautydoes #bebold #bebeautiful #love (at West Coast Salon)

[scattercreekproductions]

True beauty lies within. 💕 #thebeautywithin #beautyisasbeautydoes #repost from @trevorgodinho

[courtneyl0m]

Recycled some old eyeliners and mascara tubes! 💋♻️ #beautyisasbeautydoes #blackheart #elf #chanel (at Aveda Institute)