Women Over 40 Are Sharing How Beauty Standards Have Changed Since They Were Younger

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“What I remember was not so much the beauty standards — it was the behavior standards for girls. Be soft-spoken, dignified, don’t ask the boy out, don’t be flamboyant, don’t swear like a sailor. In other words, act ‘feminine.’ Not every girl followed that, so I salute the ones who didn’t give a rat’s ass. No shame for the ones who were very femme if that was natural to them.”

—Anonymous, 67, Montreal, Québec, Canada