• FoundTheVegan
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    11 months ago

    Had a homeless guy get right in my face and shouted UGLY!

    I know that probably has more to do with his life than mine, but it’s hard not to take it personally and wonder if it’s what everyone else is too polite to say.

    • @[email protected]
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      411 months ago

      It’s, as you have already said, most likely an emotional issue on his side.

      There is no such thing as “the beauty standard”.

      • FoundTheVegan
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        511 months ago

        Well, yeah. I agree beauty is a flawed, racist, social construct that is just societal opinions in bulk. But money is also a fake social construct that has very real affects on everyday life. We can deconstruct the term “beauty” all night, but that doesn’t change the lived reality of being called ugly having a real, genuine, hurtful effect on my self esteem.