I can’t imagine how many people will ignore this image thinking it's some teen angst expression. No matter.
This image defines many women. Self-mutilation is a trait, a characteristic now. Self-mutilation, of the physical nature, words, or emotion. Many women talk themselves down because they don’t measure up to their standards. Like fat matters. Their body fat decides who dates them, who fucks them, who hires them.

This encompasses it all in a way. This is one way I chose to illustrate this. The obvious fat on the girl demonstrates her image; the stretch marks are the flaws. The cut is the pain.
This is the American woman.
This defines me, too.

Technical: plastic wound. Natural light.
PS: grain. Blended the plastic wound lines into surrounding skin. Watermark. Border.
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