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Alanis Morissette

In LA, where I live, it's all about perfectionism. Beauty is now defined by your bones sticking out of your decolletage. For that to be the standard is really perilous for women.

Alanis Morissette

Beauty

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Alanis Morissette is saying that in Los Angeles, people focus heavily on looking flawless, to the point where extreme thinness is seen as the ideal form of beauty. She warns that making such a narrow and unhealthy standard the norm can be very dangerous for women’s well-being.

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