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"The rent you pay to exist in the world as a woman." (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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Found this post thanks to @kasdeya@cryptid.cafe who posted it three years ago on her old timeline. Somebody boosted it on mine today and I knew I had to post it here.

⚠️ IMPORTANT REMINDER:

THIS IS A WOMEN ONLY COMMUNITY & SPACE

See "Rule 1: Women only...

Trans women are women, and transphobic or gender critical talk isn’t allowed. Anyone under the trans umbrella (e.g. non-binary, bigender, agender) is free to decide whether a women’s community is a good fit for them."

Screenshot of a tumblr post with two replies below it. - TITLE: "Reminder: You are under no obligation to look pretty." - TEXT: "Not when you are laying around the house, not when you go to the grocery store, not when you sit in a classroom, not when you go to the gym. You are never obligated to get dressed up just so you are pretty for others. Pretty is not the rent you pay to exist in the world as a woman." - REPLY 1: "That last line. Wow." - REPLY 2: "I needed this this morning"
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[–] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I've learned to see how I make myself look (or don't) as self care. It all depends on my mood, my energy level, my expression on the sliding gender scale, etc. I'd be lying if I said I never "dress up" for others, like for professional reasons (I hate that I feel the need to), but the scenarios mentioned - its about how I'm feeling in that moment.

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