leah o’connor

[leah o’connor @leahoconnorr]

@morganbailey_10 Hey are these available?!

[Helen Lewis @helenlewis]

Enjoyed Taylor Swift’s dancer worrying that he might be culturally appropriating tartan.

[gabitha. @igabitha]

Just paid rent

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

This is a side by side of two women gracing the front covers of two well known magazines.

The one on the right we all know is Martha Stewart, age 81. The one on the left is Apo Whang-Od, age 106, a tribal tattooist in a remote province in the Philippines.

There seems to be an unwritten rule which equates beauty with youngness. In an interview, Martha Stewart told the reporter she credits her organic, home-grown, farm-to-table eating, yoga, and actively healthy lifestyle to her youthfulness. While that’s an admirable journey for her, let’s not forget the amount of privilege that kind of lifestyle requires.

On the left is Apo Whang-Od, who is a 106-year-old tribal tattooist in the Philippines. The wisdom she carries in every forehead wrinkle and frown line is stunning. Her eyes are glass, reflecting back all that she’s witnessed over a century of lived experiences. Her tattoos a reminder of the ancestors she seeks to honor.

Both women are beautiful in their own right. But I wish we as women didn’t play into this idea that we have to look younger—and thinner—in order to fit some unrealistic beauty standard which will grant us acceptance and relevance in the world around us.

I’m writing this for any woman who, like me, may have had a punched-gut reaction to seeing an octogenarian in a swimsuit on the cover of a magazine looking more like a woman in her forties or fifties: Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.

There IS beauty in wrinkles, and saggy skin, and drooping breasts. These are markers of a life hard fought for and well lived. It seems odd to try and erase these battle scars.

So while I applaud Martha for her fortunate body, carefully curated procedures, and pristinely styled makeup, I also applaud Whang-Od for what others may perceive as imperfections.

Anti-aging is not a beauty standard.
Authenticity is.

@ FeministNews

[sophie 🥀 @hangsamans]

having pcos is so funny cos you’ll be like “doctor please do something, my hair is falling out, my period’s are a mess, i can’t lose any weight, i have painful cysts growing on the OUTSIDE of my body now and i have a beard” and the doctor’s like “maybe stop being such a fat cunt”

[Britain People @Britain_People]

🔴KING CHARLES DOES NOT NEED A CORONATION

Charles III AUTOMATICALLY became King on the death of Elizabeth II.

So, his £250 MILLION coronation serves no worthwhile purpose whatsoever.

👉RETWEET if you agree the coronation is a waste of OUR money.

[Richard Osman @richardosman]

Mint Choc Chip is the best ice cream. And all the other ice cream flavours know it too.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

yes, please do enlighten me. email me at [email protected]

[RCN Scotland @RCNScot]

Members have sent a clear message by rejecting the latest NHS pay offer. Board Chair @joolzl23 says 'the result could not be clearer…enough is enough. The ball is in Scottish government’s court if strike action is going to be avoided'
Read more https://t.co/8rtd5risoh

[Enough is Enough @eiecampaign]

🚨 BREAKING: Nurses across the UK have voted for strike action.

RT if you will stand with every single nurse that takes strike action to lift themselves out of poverty.

Claps won’t pay the bills.

https://t.co/wbQjNL6Zuo

#EnoughIsEnough

[juulie albright ♡ (she/her) @juuliealbright]

Andrew Tate has officially been ban from https://t.co/XhHZ4cIKqk

[The RCN @theRCN]

The cost of living is spiraling out of control but nursing staff have faced pay cuts for the past decade. #FairPayForNursing is needed and deserved.

[leah o’connor @leahoconnorr]

Selling two Sunday leeds tickets, message for more info - tickets will be transferred through ticketmaster.

[leah o’connor @leahoconnorr]

@LucyMercer54 Hey is this still available?

[leah o’connor @leahoconnorr]

@Charlotte71828 Hi are these still available ?

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

125 A&Es closed under the Tories.

A purpose built health crisis, deliberately designed to destroy the NHS.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

i made a little presentation