I was raised as a white girl by a single working mom in the US in the 1980-90s, which means I was indoctrinated into the cult of never fucking pretty/worthy enough because we have things to sell you that you cannot afford; the cult of your value is determined by white men; the cult of tv can replace community; the cult of whiteness doesn’t exist; the cult of your wild intricacies as a complex human being are less important than your appearance and future marriage and children