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S e v e n t y - O n e

Let's start off with what we hear every day.

You need makeup to be pretty.

You need designer clothes and shoes to be cool.

You need your hair up in a certain way every day to not be considered lame.

You can't show your smartness because that would make you a nerd.

You can't hang out with the people who aren't considered popular or you're considered unpopular.

But why do we listen to this? It's just an opinion because you are beautiful.

You don't need makeup to be pretty.

You can wear whatever you want to be cool.

You can choose your own hairstyle every day any day to be awesome.

You can show your smartness because that doesn't give you a label.

You can hang out with whoever you want because popularity isn't important.

But why do we not listen to this? It's not just an opinion, because you are beautiful.

You need to be in sports to be amazing.

You can't join clubs, because those aren't cool.

But why do we listen to this? It's just an opinion because you are talented.

You don't have to be in a sport to be amazing.

You can join any club you want because they are cool.

But why do we not listen to this? It's not just an opinion, because you are talented.

You need to have a lot of friends to be happy.

If you have one friend you will not be happy.

But why do we not listen to this? It's not just an opinion, because you are a friend.

You don't need a lot of friends to be happy.

If you have one friend you can be happy.

But why do we not listen to this? It's not just an opinion, because you are a friend.

You are talented, you are a friend, but more importantly

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!