A letter 17 year old Zooey Deschanel wrote to the editors of Vogue. Vogue ended up publishing the letter.
I find it sort of funny that since writing this she has come to portray and perpetuate another unachievable ideal in her continuous selection of roles as a manic pixie dream girl. This is arguably more dangerous than a limited beauty ideal because a) it says stupid/incompetent = cute and b) girls think that this one is actually something they can and should do, and act like idiots accordingly.
I also find it funny in that being thin, white and beautiful Zooey does actually fit the conventional ideals of beauty that she’s complaining about.
I’m undecided how I feel about this one.
Thoughts, anyone?
- S
oh my god this woman is perfect
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