Continued Conversations with Megan Gill

Continued Conversations with Megan Gill

We've Been Trained to Never be Satisfied with Our Bodies

Companies and brands literally profit off of your insecurities and, in doing so, keep you physically small and mentally struggling

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Megan Gill
Jun 03, 2025
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I’ve been mulling on the thought: capitalism + patriarchy = the reason we hate our bodies. I decided I was going to write about it for my next post. After I started thinking about what I wanted to share, I came across a post on Instagram that said:

“My friend said that whenever she has a bad feeling about her body/appearance, she asks herself, ‘Who profi…

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