The Garden of Earthly Delights

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Live Young Die Never

Why our obsession with youth has less to do with our patriarchy and more to do with our oligarchy.

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Alex Kaschuta
Jan 03, 2021
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A constant refrain and flagship argument for our subjugation under the patriarchy is our culture's obsession with youth.

The theory: a global cabal of men has decided that taut teenage skin is what they like to see, so women are desperately scrambling to oblige. As the damning age of 30 nears, the panic sets in, and drastic measures are necessary, pushi…

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