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My closet’s limited color selection eliminated the challenge of matching and gave me freedom to play with accessories, aesthetics, and silhouettes.

Vedic astrology and feng shui consider the color of clothing as a means of protection and energy balance as well. What a foolproof way to get dressed, I thought. Why not dress to my full, universe-guided potential?

Before, witches were seen as old women with warts; now, they’ve become fresh-faced pin-up girls in front of a green screen.

While I had some taste, what I was wearing was completely lackluster beside everyone else. In reality, it probably did not mean as much to them as it did to me, but the feeling of being overlooked haunted me for weeks.

Even so, I do continue to wonder what people love so much about this book, and why it continues to be revered despite the poorly written lead, cultural appropriation, and romanticized abusive relationships.

But especially in this day and age, fantasies of fame have hidden drawbacks. Behind the pomp and frill lies a web of beliefs that fame brings about a special sense of fulfillment that’s unavailable to the general population.

While his responses seem lighthearted and funny, the impact of Lil’ Nas X’s refusal to bow down to these bigoted criticisms is not lost.

Because don’t you think that if men were actually as good as they claimed, they wouldn’t feel the need to constantly shove their “niceness” down our throats?

I could just share a small creation, a sign I was productive. I was making these little things to show to others, to prove that even though times were hard, I wasn’t giving up.