In which Khadija Mbowe (they/them) goes into the anti-aging propaganda that’s so prevalent in patriarchy, capitalism, and other such systems of control where it benefits those in power to create disharmony not only between each other, but also in ourselves.
A worthwhile and powerful watch.
Warning: talks about death, aging, capitalism etc.
I love them. Been following their stuff for a while. I saw this yesterday and honestly don’t get the obsession with anti-aging. Maybe largely because I’m not hetero, but I don’t find myself caring about visible aging on anyone. It’s hard to feel consistent about it though because if we could magically decide to not age I would probably do that, but having individuals and society dedicate time and resources to anti-aging feels wasteful and on the whole negative. I think part of it comes down to not wanting to contribute to this culture of idolization of youth and unobtainable beauty standards, but if we could all magically obtain it I’m not sure I would feel the same way. There was that movie Uglies which I never saw, but I think the difference is that I don’t think I would want to change myself to be more conventionally attractive, but I wouldn’t mind not giving into the “ravages of time” if it could be magically avoided by everyone.