as a person with acne i am sick + tired of seeing people/characters who have acne drawn with perfectly clear skin. i’m tired of baby smooth & glowing completions with not a single zit or mole or scab. i hate seeing invisible pores all the time every time. i’m tired of reading about “their perfect, unblemished skin” and seeing ads that tell me “look at how great your skin could be if you use x product.” these things hurt. my body is not bad. i do not need to be fixed or cured. i am not unsanitary or unhygienic. i am a person with pimples and blackheads and scabs on my face, my back, my arms, and there is nothing wrong with me for it.
i’m tired of believing there is.












