The mass depiction of the modern woman as a "beauty" is a contradiction: Where modern women are growing, moving, and expressing their individuality, as the myth has it, "beauty" is by definition inert, timeless, and generic. That this hallucination is necessary and deliberate is evident in the way "beauty" so directly contradicts women's real situation.
Naomi Wolf
Naomi Wolf
Feminist, journalist, and conspiracy theorist

About This Quote

About Naomi Wolf

Naomi Wolf was a contemporary American feminist, journalist, and conspiracy theorist. Naomi Rebekah Wolf is an American feminist author, journalist, and conspiracy theorist. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Beauty — Appreciating aesthetics, grace, and the sublime

More quotes by Naomi Wolf

Related Quotes