Edited by author 02-16-2004 09:59 AM
"Beauty Secrets" spoke of issues such as wanting to grow up too quickly, self image, and, my favorite, the beauty of ugly. But I particularly enjoyed one small section due to its contradiction of "Pink Think". It was early in the story when she mentioned that the she was unclear of her "misguided aspirations" to want to be a beautiful woman as opposed to her mother, whom I'm sure encouraged her to be beautiful, who leaned toward being more of an independent woman. This was miles away from the "Pink Think" attitude pressed upon by mothers and the mainstream society to stay at home and let the man support the family. Instead, her mother enouraged her to be independent and bought her a stethoscope when the young girl spoke of only boys being doctors. I also liked the part where she mentioned the beauty of ugly,referring to her tattoo, and how we transform ugliness into beauty. This story was a nice break from "thinking pink".