An American author and poet has this week gone viral since posting a Facebook status about women who choose to undergo cosmetic surgery.
“Women, please stop injecting shit into your lips,” the 300-word status began.
“Stop taking flesh from your ass and putting it in your face. Stop getting silicone sewn to your chest. I am sick of women looking the same,” she wrote.
Describing herself on her website as a “21st century feminist beat poet,” Robinson said she was sick of blondes with “tits that aren’t real,” and eyebrows that look as though they’ve drunk 10 espressos in a day.
“Let your body god damn be,” she wrote.
Robinson then expressed her sympathy to women who have been spoon-fed a particular ideal of beauty since birth.
“I’m sorry you ever thought you were anything but the perfection you entered this world as…
“I’m sorry you thought you’d be more worthy, more beautiful if you tucked and plucked and sucked and painted it all away,” she said.
Robinson concluded it should be a crime to, “alter anything about our flesh,” and insisted we need to get into our soul, rather than fixating on our faces and bodies.
The status attracted more than 1,000 comments.
One woman wrote, “So the skinny white blonde says. LMAO fly away on your kale carpet. No one wants to f*cking hear it,” which received more than 4,000 likes.
Top Comments
“Gilbert’s message was simple: a woman’s body belongs to her. Even her lips. Even her butt. So back off – and be kind.”
Ahh I took other messages away from her rant... shes looking at life through the eyes of a beautiful woman (and the ENORMOUS benefit that comes with that). Try walking a mile in the shoes of someone considered unattractive by most standards (male or female)... shes a condescending, ignorant fool with zero self awareness.
I think she makes a valid point and being white and blonde does not negate that as it seems most of the plastics look like her to start with anyway.
The reality is surgical enhancement and surgery and botox etc has become so normal is makes those who don't participate feel like they are no longer"normal".
it also looks weird when over done.
when the average skinny white chick feel pressured to get a boob job we have a problem. when looking "normal" required a lot of money we also have a problem and another widening gap with socioeconomic consequences.
It does not make individual bad people but the long term consequences of collective surgery is a major issue that effects all women.
I hate it as i feel like I being a 40 year old women will sad out like sore thumb for not participating and that makes me sad.
I always think of all those fabulous French actresses who age with elegance and grace. There is something to be said for a confident woman who can “own” her own look! All the women having surgery look homogenous and plastic and overdone. I’d much rather keep my ability to have facial expressions, and spend my money on some stylish clothes and a striking haircut rather than surgery, confidence speaks volumes!