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[quote=Anonymous]Abraham Lincoln made jokes about how ugly he was, yet he is consistently ranked and loved as one of our best presidents.

If there is a backlash against physical beauty in women (which I find laughable - just consider how many  more ordinary looking male actors there are than female, or compare the way that female and male politicians are discussed when it comes to looks), it stems from the fact that physical appearance has been the main thing by which women have been judged for centuries.  Not by their kindness or their wit, their bravery or determination, or the way they left the world a better place-- but by their looks.  Which have a shelf life of about 15  years before they start to fade.

Mary Cassatt was not a beautiful woman by anyone's standards, but she created beautiful paintings that we still admire today. Harriet Tubman wasn't celebrated for her beauty, but for her bravery.  She rescued 70 people from slavery, risking her own life.

OP, what are you leaving the world when you are gone?

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