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Artist Illustrates The Pressures She And Other Women Face From Society In 30 New Honest Comics
Society puts pressure on everyone: most are expected to be someone, do something and whatever else. But that does not mean that those expectations are valid, or if the pressure is really necessary. Who knows, perhaps we're forced to chase after goals that don't really reflect our true self, or even worse, we can lose our true selves whilst chasing them.
If that's the case, perhaps we need to do the opposite It's very important to continually deprogram ourselves from things that are not true, and in some cases even harmful. Therefore we need to find ways to heal ourselves from the harm that modern life may cause.
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Which is why it's great to have artists like Lainey Molnar, who help others to do exactly that. She has a mission to point out all of the wrong and right things of what it means to be a woman at this day and age, and illustrates these things in a very accurate and aesthetic way. In her comics, she explores the topic of femininity, double standards, societal pressures, expectations, and various other problems that modern independent women face every day.
Yes. It's never about the clothes. You should be able to control yourself and your thoughts.
And many people are grateful that she's raising awareness on the aforementioned issues. In fact, she's really popular both amongst her fans on Instagram, and you, our beloved Bored Panda readers. Her Instagram has a whopping 896k followers and the two posts (which you may find here and here) were viewed by millions on our page. Lainey an important voice.
Ok, where are the people who do this? Raise your hand. No one? And there you have it folks, another problem. No one wants to admit they said that
What's great about these illustrations is that their tone isn't restricted to criticism and negative stuff. While she criticizes, which is an important and a difficult task in itself, she also promotes body positivity and mental wellbeing. She kindly reminds us not to follow norms which don't suit your natural needs, she reminds us that we're all beautiful and normal in our own special way. No size is wrong, no height is wrong, and no habit is disgusting. All of it is you, and you should accept that first and foremost. And if the other's can't accept that, we'll, sucks to be them.
Yeah. This one is tricky and requires a never ending balancing act.
Though the expectations and the pressure for women in our society may sometimes feel like they're crushing you, don't give up, girls. Just remember, diamonds are made under pressure. They're also a woman's best friend. This might be that extra bit of inspiration you may have wanted to hear to get out there and take over the world. Tread on, women!
Exactly! So unfair! You capture the most unseen stuff in this world and put it out there! You are now my new favorite artist
Never. My therapist said "your progress is not lost just because you had a bad moment". Better to let it out rather than let it eat you up from the inside. It's just a bump in the road, not the end.
Exactly! I may not feel that I can care for children now, but hopefully one day!
And yet, every time Madonna is featured on BP, she's roasted like a Christmas turkey.
Bro yes. I get really sweaty between and behind my thighs and oddly enough my inner elbow it’s uncomfortable so I always gotta cool down.
So you know in the summer it's just all kinds of humid in places. When I have to sit on a plastic chair omg the look back at the moisture triangle
Oh I absolutely LOVE that the last chick has pit hair!!! Normalize body hair on woman! I know some people, both men and women (and every other gender) don't like it, or find it unattractive. And you know what, that's okay. People are allowed to have their own opinions and preferences. But finding a certain feature unattractive, and labeling/generalizing it as "gross", "dirty", or "wrong", are two very different things. Body hair is natural. Some men go around looking like chia pets, and nobody seems to think they should shave. So why can't a woman do the same? I personally don't like shaving my pits (or bikini line) that often, because it gives me painful shaving rash. And I've gone out in a tank top that way. I don't shave my legs that often either, simply because I just don't care to. And that's okay. Again, body hair is natural. Literally everyone has it. And as long as people keep their bodies clean, shower, wear deodorant, whatever, having or not having body hair shouldn't make one bit of difference.
I sweat so damn much, I hate it. my body is intolerant of anything over 65F.
Especially when you're pulling your sports bra over your head, after a long, hot day at work LOL! Phew, straight into the washer!! 😂😂😂😂
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Yes!! There's a new product that's being advertised that will stop you from sweating. They have formulas for face and body. I don't understand why you would want to prevent your body from cooling itself down. The alternative is overheating and heatstroke. No thanks.
The only place I'd like to use a product like that, besides my underarms (and only there because I don't wanna stink, as I work in food-service), is on my hands. When I'm working in the kitchen, it gets really hot. Of course, we have to change our gloves often. And pulling plastic gloves into sweaty hands is a bítch. It's like trying to put wet clothes on a Barbie, lol!!
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Super helpful tip I got from my dermatologist if you have bad BO like I do; soap with benzoyl peroxide kills the bacteria that causes BO and doesn't bleach your clothes like salicylic acid. I use it on my problem areas (pits, underboob, inner thighs), way less of a problem.
Our differences are what make us beautiful. The world would be boring if we were all the same!!!!!!
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This is an excellent post! Insightful, thoughtful and just mighty damn brilliant! Fantastic artist ❤️
This is an excellent post! Insightful, thoughtful and just mighty damn brilliant! Fantastic artist ❤️
