“Everyone sees beauty differently, Crystal. What’s worse, that same society taught us as little girls that we’re not beautiful because we’re not white and skinny. I mean, did you ever have a Barbie doll that looked like you when you were a kid?” “No.” She gives me a pointed look. “Exactly. And all these massive corporations that told us we weren’t beautiful—that we weren’t objects of affection—are suddenly screaming at us to love ourselves.” “And if we don’t love ourselves, all the time, we’re the problem.” I nod, coming to a stark realization. I became part of that machine, selling that idea
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