Recently weve noticed that along with the amazing support that many of you give to us (which we appreciate soooooo much!!) some of you have commented that we need to smile more in pictures. As women, we dont appreciate those remarks because it makes us feel like our appearance matters more to you than our music. Would you tell Sufjan Stevens to smile? We admire artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and her Stop Telling Women to Smile project. Tatyana explains her mission saying Women are looked at as needing to have this kind of emotional response, to always be happy, always be nice, and caring, and pretty, and lovely. You have to be dainty and poised and have a pleasant demeanor. It is put on us as our responsibility. Many people feel entitled to women’s emotions or expressions, particularly in the public space. Men often tell a woman to smile or initiate a conversation with a woman without her wanting to respond. She doesn’t owe you anything; she can move around the world however she wants to without having to feel like she has some responsibility to give something to someone else, to a stranger. If youre interested, you can find out more about Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and her work here: https://kickstarter/projects/910842827/stop-telling-women-to-smile-around-the-country/description We ask that you please consider her work the next time you tell us (or any woman) to smile or look a different way.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:04:10 +0000
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