Prom with Chelsea.
Every day there is additional proof that the very qualities we have historically been forced to deny - strength, power, and endurance - are inherent in women to the same extent as in men. The truth is, we have a greater tolerance for pain than men; we have far greater endurance than men. There is evidence that pound for pound we are stronger than men.
Lisa Lyon, “Body Magic”
“[Beauty as a form of power] is always conceived in relation to men; it is not the power to do but the power to attract. It is a power that negates itself. For this power is not one that can be chosen freely—at least, not by women—or renounced without social censure.”
- Susan Sontag, A Woman’s Beauty: Put-Down or Power Source?
I found @neksichthon on tumblr, where we exchanged images. This is the first frame we took… beauty.
The closest I ever came to Marilyn was the time I spent with @madame–ette.
Nina had cuts and scars up and down her arms; I pretended not to notice. There is beauty in the shadows.