No matter how much you achieve or what you do, as a woman, if you’re not thin and good-looking, it never feels like enough. We live in a looks-obsessed society where we value the surface more than what’s inside. Especially in a media-related field, where your face is the brand, it’s the hardest. If you’re conventionally attractive, you’ll grow faster. Plus we are bombarded with makeup-ed, edited, surgery faces 24/7, so the bar gets higher every day. The bias is not just in our heads; it’s science- did you know that studies show the “halo effect”: Attractive people are often automatically perceived as having unrelated positive traits (e.g., intelligence, competence, kindness), while less-attractive people receive less favorable assumptions. This is your reminder that your experiences, your happiness, your strength, your community are more important. invest in yourself, not just on makeup and clothes. (It’s more of a reminder to myself) If you keep hating your face and body, you’ll be 80 and the day will never come where you’ll be satisfied—focus on being ‘pretty fun’ rather than just pretty. Tag someone who needs to hear this today 🤍 [pretty privilege, women empowerment, self love, beauty standards social media, you are pretty trend, body image affirmation, self acceptance] - @adventures.with.hamnah