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aesthetic and social norm | Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

aesthetic and social norm
you must conform

slim down
– you’re too fat!

dye your hair
– you’re too grey!

shut up
– you’re a woman!

you like sex?
– you’re a whore!

CONFORM TO SOCIAL NORM

I am fat
I am grey
I speak up
I love sex

THE ART OF LIVING

Sydney winter 2025, it snowed in Queensland, and the last time it snowed in Queensland was in 1975, 50 years ago. Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm, the blogger, poet, and translator, was born in 1971 in Phu Nhuan, Saigon, Vietnam. The pharmacist currently lives and works in Western Sydney, Australia.

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    Jixi Fox

    🙂 🙂

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      Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

      Happy MOnday!

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    Cindy Georgakas

    Love this! ❤️

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      Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

      Thank you Cindy, I really appreciate it. 🥰

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    👌

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    Z.F. Thrimej

    I love your confidence.

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      Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

      Thank you. ❤

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