The star of the series "Sex and the City" Cynthia Nixon became the heroine of the video of one of the magazines for women. In the video, the actress lists all the requirements for women in modern society. Many of them seem strange and contradict each other.
More and more glossy publications and media declare that the demands that society places on women are completely unrealistic, they impose unattainable standards of beauty and behavior. Moreover, many of these conditions contradict each other. In 2017, American journalist Camilla Rainville wrote a manifesto denouncing the absurdity of high expectations, and recently, Girls Girls Girls Magazine created a video in which Camilla's words are spoken by Sex and the City star, politician and women's rights activist, Cynthia Nixon …
“Be a lady,” they said. Your skirt is too short. Don't show your breasts. Cover up. Leave something to the imagination. Dress modestly. Men cannot control themselves. Men have needs. Relax. Look sexy. Look hot. You are too dressed up. Don't be too fat. Don't be too thin. Eat. Lose weight. God, you look like a skeleton. Be feminine. Remove body hair. Shave your legs. Wax your face. Bleach it off. Bleach that. Lighten your skin. You should sunbathe. Get rid of your scars. Hide your stretch marks. Tighten your stomach. You must have plump lips. Fill your wrinkles with Botox. Tighten your face. Look natural. Be yourself. You look too much. Your hair is too short. Your hair is too long. You are turning gray. You look old. Look young. Women don't age. Men don't like ugly people. Be a virgin. Don't talk about sex. Don't flirt. Don't sleep with just anyone. Don't be a prude. Have some fun. Smile more. Give pleasure to men. Be experienced. Be sexy. Be innocent. Be dirty. Don't speak too loudly. Don't say too much. Why are you so unhappy? Don't be so bossy. Don't be so emotional. Do not Cry. Do not shout. Do not swear. Be obedient. Endure the pain. Do not complain. Raise his ego. Make him fall in love with you. Men want what they can't get. Men love the chase. Make him dinner. Make him happy. Take his last name. Do you hyphenate your last name? Crazy feminist. Give him children. Don't you want kids? You will change your mind. Don't be a victim of rape. Do not trust anyone. Don't say yes. Don't say no! - Say Cynthia.
The video was perceived by many as a woman's manifesto, an ironic call to be yourself. In just a day, the video gained more than 200 thousand views, and the readers of the magazine noticed that they had not heard anything more inspiring and frightening at the same time for a long time. At the same time, the beauty and gloss industry is also changing under the influence of girls: some publications refuse to retouch photos of models, others invite plus-size models to cooperate.
