they tell me my hair needs to be waist-length and that I need to feminine with a man's strength. that my skin needs to be crystal clear no matter the season. and that I must always keep my composer no matter the reason. that I must wear heels that hurt my feet to beat every other woman that must be beat. that being a woman is all competition, and you must get first place. or die alone and never feel the grace. the grace of getting married or grace of being called beautiful or having an amazing family. they tell us to have these things we must be "PRETTY"