A short first-person monologue by Lauren Bateman (YouTube) reflecting on women who use physical appearance to gain attention on social media. Bateman acknowledges that using one’s assets can work for visibility but warns that aging makes it important to develop substance beyond physical appearance.
Being a woman, it's sometimes hard for me to see women who are playing guitar and you can see right down their shirt. I know what you're doing and good job. Social media is about getting attention. You're not going to see me do that because that's just not my personality. I work out. I'm probably not the most greatest looking woman in the world, but I'm not going to be walking around in a bikini. But there's some people who are comfortable enough to do that. And if you've got the assets, use them. If you want to understand that that can be stereotyped but understand that's also not going to work forever either. People do age. We do get old and at some point you want to put some substance behind that. So it's great. If it's getting you the attention, what do you do with it? You got to be more than just your assets. You have to go beyond that and be something of substance because if you're just an asset, age is coming.
