Erin Shields - Thought #1 - Battle Over Women's Bodies

I've been thinking a lot about the ceaseless battle over women's bodies and the seemingly insatiable desire to control or legislate what women should or should not be wearing. There's Premier Legualt's imminent ban on "religious symbols" for public sector employees in Quebec, which is a thinly veiled attack on the freedom of Muslim women. Then there's unhealthy capitalism which has coopted female beauty and transformed it into something which must be constantly doubted and perpetually augmented. This has led to the internalization of ugliness, low self-worth, and a thriving beauty-product industry. I mean, come on, give it rest.