there’s something really cute about how girls have a habit of trying to make anything difficult into a pleasant experience. like my new roommates just planned to get together to discuss contracts, but immediately suggested we do it with movies and nail-painting and chocolate. my friends and i used to dress up and do fun makeup for our exams. whenever my mom took me to doctors appointments when i was a kid, she’d brush my hair and put it up with lots of cute clips. girls are always trying to make things softer, or reduce the everyday stress in life. it’s such a nice way to be.
Its a result of racial bias that still exist in healthcare. People still
believe pain is different across race. Black women are less likely to
believed when they speak up about healthcare concerns/needs. Serena
Williams (a multi-millionaire) wrote a compelling essay on the topic.