Helter Skelter 220https://i.ur.com/Gbe0hv6.jpg The Insidious Nature of Beauty Standards https://www..com/watch?v=vWW2SzoAXMo CW: sexual assault abuse body horror addiction/drug abuse Helter Skelter much like the song is a frenzied outburst of raw unbridled emotion. It is an indictment of the pervasive and insidious systems that perpetuate the oppression of women in our world. With unflinching ferocity it demands that we pay attention to the issues that women face issues that are all too often overlooked or dismissed. The beauty standards that society imposes on women are not just a matter of personal preference but rather a tool of oppression and control. Objectification the fetishization of youth and hegemonic masculinity are all part of a patriarchal system that seeks to dominate and exploit women. 350https://i.ur.com/zVODNTh.jpg The pressure to conform to these standards is immense and it is enforced through the media advertising and the entertainment industry. Women are expected to look a certain way to fit into a narrow and unrealistic ideal of beauty that is designed to appeal to men. But this ideal is not natural or organic it is a construct that has been carefully crafted and marketed to women through an insidious web of lies and manipulation. The patriarchy is hypocritical in its treatment of women exploiting them for their looks and their bodies while simultaneously shaming them for being sexual beings. Women are told that they must be chaste and pure yet they are also expected to be sexually available and pleasing to men. This double standard is not only unfair but it is also dangerous as it perpetuates a culture of rape and sexual assault. 350https://i.ur.com/nUew0NH.jpg The fetishization of youth is particularly insidious as it places a premium on young womens bodies while devaluing the contributions and experiences of older women. This reinforces the idea that women are only valuable for their looks and their ability to please men rather than for their intelligence creativity and talent. Capitalism fuels this patriarchal system as it relies on the exploitation of womens labor and the commodification of their bodies. Women are forced to work in lowpaying jobs while men reap the benefits of their labor. The entertainment industry profits off the objectification and sexualization of women while women themselves are left with little power or agency. The tragedy of this system is that it is so deeply ingrained in our culture that it is often invisible to us. We are told that this is just the way things are that it is natural for men to be dominant and for women to be submissive. But this is a lie a product of centuries of patriarchal conditioning. Let us listen to Helter Skelters fierce indictment of beauty standards as a rallying cry to dismantle the systems that perpetuate the oppression of women and create a more just and equitable world. https://i.ur.com/s2C4zLM.jpg