Pretty Schmetty

The writer behind A Dress A Day defends a woman's right to be pretty, but also her right to not be pretty.

In this discussion at Alternet, the war is between those who think women go overboard in their beauty routines, and those who think a woman's right to be sovereign over her own body extends to liposuction and eyebrow threading (whatever that is).

Personally, I don't have a problem with people looking nice.

What I have a problem with is when the emphasis on a woman's appearance spills over into arenas where it just doesn't belong.

Free to be ugly? I think not. If that last article irritated you, here 's where to tell it:

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