Take arms, but by that I mean each other’s

From a crisis of identity, to a crisis of happiness. As it was outlined in Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, marketing shaped female identity in the 50's. Barraged by ads about hair products, makeup, clothing, dishwashers, washing machines, all the things a woman was supposed to care about, women were led into the image of … Continue reading Take arms, but by that I mean each other’s

On Identity; On Strength

Those who reinvent themselves, who emerge victoriously from the ever enclosing grasp of the tendrils of their trauma. Those who architect their rebirth, who present to the world their new form, after unwrapping and unmasking layers of socially constructed identity, to reveal who they always were. Those who stand in front of you and bare … Continue reading On Identity; On Strength