More than an ornament.

I saw a social media post about a friend’s daughter attending a pride parade and saw a comment about how beautiful she was and it made me think:

Why is the first thing (and so far only) to be said about her? She’s grown up and there’s no denying she’s a good looking woman (most people are) and I’m sure she knows this. What makes her exceptional is her work to make her corner of the world a better place whenever she can; she’s an active volunteer for several causes. We need to stop giving our girls the impression that they’re mainly here as ornaments.  Praise her community work and leave any objectification to her girlfriend.