You are beautiful, in every single way!

Beyonce's right! Who knew? One of the ways patriarchy grips women is it's message that we have to be better than who we really are. This is evident everywhere. Look at the Virgin Mary, so often painted with the moon beneath her feat, symbolizing how she has "risen above" a woman's natural cycles. The examples are endless. Here's a a modern version demystified.

I want to give a huge hat-tip with a curtsy and a bow to Every Woman is a Goddess for blogging about this eye-opening piece. And the original source (as far as I know), user edk197 on YouTube.

I'm sure you, endarkened reader, are already well aware of this, but as they say "a picture speaks a thousand words".