We Are What We Wear

"All a man really wants, is a girl who looks good in a bikini." - Jack Freestone New Jersey feminists burnt bras to send swimsuit pageants up in smoke, Iranian women drove along mountaintops, daring the wind to loosen their hair. Colleagues in Canada removed high heels but still towered over counterparts, tennis players trimmed dresses so they could run, fought to change white to red. Felicity cut her hair, #nomakeup became self-care, a mourning Queen wore black, AOC ‘taxed the rich’ on her back. Geishas sang and danced, more than mere servants to men; through Coventry rode Lady Godiva naked, bravery rarely seen before then. Women have always worn their battles, embroidered their history into lace. So, when to save lives, we all covered our supposed selling point - our face - surely, we can do better than want only a bikini for over half the human race.