By Justine Lee Musk
We learned that we were pretty.
We learned that we were not pretty.
We starve to fit the skinny jeans.
We learned that skinny jeans = power.
We learned that being the hottest girl in the room = power
We learned that to please = power
And boys, especially boys
We learned what not to be:
too smart or ambitious or GOD FORBID competitive.
We learned to laugh when required and listen and applaud
We learned to disguise our boredom
We learned to stand on the sidelines
We learned that boys chasing us = power
We learned that being chosen = power
We learned that men are hunters and we should let them hunt us
(why else would they want us)
We learned that spending money on lipstick and... More...
