I don’t want to be pretty

In this life I don’t want to be pretty. 

Many things are pretty.

What makes me different or even better or less than the other pretties?  

We all have the same appeal but nonetheless look slightly different.

But I don’t want to look pretty.

Men find validating success in power (income, job, hierarchy) 

Women find validating success in their appearance (body and face) 

Men utilize their power to find a pretty woman to define their stature.

Meanwhile, a pretty woman find solace in a successful man for the opportunity (money, desires, security)

This is why gender stereotypes and assumptions never die because they work so seamlessly together. 

Well in this life I don’t want my validating factor to be I’m pretty. I don’t want opportunity in a man. But to be validated in my success and who I am not as a pretty being.