Tag: bodies
Dysphoria
“The aim of this month’s posts is to interrogate our need to reconstruct our bodies, minds, and identities to fit the cultural standards of who and what we should be.” — Natalie El-Eid, “New Year, New You … True You?,” January 8, 2019 Write something, Write something, Write anything,Write About bodies, about my body, about
New Year, New You … True You?: Reconstructing Identities and Cultural Standards
Welcome to 2019, everyone. With the ushering in of a new year comes the seemingly incessant need for a new “resolution.” But is it really a need? Or are we dealing, rather, with a set of societal norms and the pressure we feel to conform to them? It’s a pressure that’s hard to escape. We’re