Why I Write About Beauty Even Though It Seems Unimportant
Almost two months ago, I came across a comment on a coworker?s article about Malia Obama?s hair change that begrudgingly hasn?t left my brain. It wasn?t even my article, but I find myself responding (in my head) about why the things we write actually have value.
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I can acknowledge that what I write isn?t technically hard-hitting, investigative journalism, but it does have a purpose. And no, it?s not all about clicks or bulking up my bank account. In fact, when I first transitioned from working in fashion PR to writing about beauty, I wasn’t exactly thrilled. It seemed low grade, superficial?quite literally?and pointless (and I know fashion isn?t really anything different, it’s just what I was passionate about). I would turn on the television to hear about the United States? 188th mass shooting of 2018, a refugee crisis no one seems to care about and police brutality running rampant and think Is writing about beauty doing anything for our current state" Am I doing enough, if anything, to further growth and change"
But in the midst of my woes, a friend brought me back down to earth with a simple command: ?Do the work where you are,? a mantra she originally heard on the black-female-run podcast Another Round. Meaning, everything doesn?t have to be grandiose?like spearheading a protest or working pro bono in immigrant law?but everything should count. Instead of fretting over how much you?re not doing, think about what you are. So, I t...
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