Stereotypes, It's Over.
We Are Leaving You
Behind.
8th March 2025
OPINION
Every single day, you bombard us with ideals of what
Dear stereotypes, you have really outdone we should and shouldn’t be, through promoting
yourself. But we’re calling an end to this. It’s over. ‘trending’ body types that make us feel obliged to fit
into society’s strict models of what is considered
You told us “It’s a man’s world” and that our place ‘pretty’ or ‘attractive’. But let’s face it, no number of
was in the home but you’re just an entire system hours in the gym will give us that perfect hourglass
built on misogyny and the exploitation of women. body that you preach about and no amount of
You wanted us to be distracted and feel the need detoxing will give us that skin. The ever-changing
to conform to restricted expectations from how we nature of society makes the struggle to ‘fit in’ even
dress, behave and act - instead of focusing on our harder as we’re led to believe that our appearance will
careers, our lives and our happiness. ultimately define us.
You began preaching about page 3, idealising
flawless images of women from ‘Lucious Linda’ to
‘Tasty Tracey’ brainwashing us to believe that ‘Beauty is pain’ you say – I
there is only one way to be and that our purpose is
to conform to these unrealistic small sizes in your have never heard anything
prestigious industry. You really should be ashamed
of yourself.
so ridiculous!
WWW.COSMOPOLITAN.CO.UK
COSMOPOLITAN |7
We Are Leaving You
Behind.
8th March 2025
OPINION
Every single day, you bombard us with ideals of what
Dear stereotypes, you have really outdone we should and shouldn’t be, through promoting
yourself. But we’re calling an end to this. It’s over. ‘trending’ body types that make us feel obliged to fit
into society’s strict models of what is considered
You told us “It’s a man’s world” and that our place ‘pretty’ or ‘attractive’. But let’s face it, no number of
was in the home but you’re just an entire system hours in the gym will give us that perfect hourglass
built on misogyny and the exploitation of women. body that you preach about and no amount of
You wanted us to be distracted and feel the need detoxing will give us that skin. The ever-changing
to conform to restricted expectations from how we nature of society makes the struggle to ‘fit in’ even
dress, behave and act - instead of focusing on our harder as we’re led to believe that our appearance will
careers, our lives and our happiness. ultimately define us.
You began preaching about page 3, idealising
flawless images of women from ‘Lucious Linda’ to
‘Tasty Tracey’ brainwashing us to believe that ‘Beauty is pain’ you say – I
there is only one way to be and that our purpose is
to conform to these unrealistic small sizes in your have never heard anything
prestigious industry. You really should be ashamed
of yourself.
so ridiculous!
WWW.COSMOPOLITAN.CO.UK
COSMOPOLITAN |7
