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"Self-denial can lock women into a smug and critical condescension to other, less devout women. According to Appel, cult members develop..."an attitude of moral superiority, a contempt for secular laws, rigidity of thought, and the diminution of regard for the individual." A premium is placed on conformity to the cult group; deviation is penalized. "Beauty" is derivative; conforming to the Iron Maiden [an intrinsically unattainable standard of beauty that is then used to punish women physically and psychologically for failure to achieve and conform to it] is "beautiful." The aim of beauty thinking, about weight or age, is rigid female thought. Cult members are urged to sever all ties with the past: "I destroyed all my fat photographs!"; "It's a new me!"
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equality
feminism
beauty
dieting
body-image
sexual-violence
cosmetic-surgery
diet-industry
fashion-industry
mass-culture
objectification
plastic-surgery
cosmetics
images
marketing
pornography
society
culture
double-standards
magazines
sexuality
eating-disorders
self-esteem
aging
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