“When people slide into his DMs, they’re leading with their body first. And on the scale of what my husband values, how well my body fits into the beauty standard is not at the top of his list. He values my humor and my commitment and my love and my caring heart — and none of these things he values about me changes when my body changes.
“So when someone slides into his DMs leading with their body first, he’s asking, ‘But what else?’ Because he, like I, know that people’s values don’t lie in how well their bodies fit into society’s trash beauty standards.
“And I get it. If this is the way you think, it’s the way you’ve been taught. However, it is your responsibility to unlearn it.”
You can view Alicia’s full response video here.
