katherinerose

Hello there. I'm an obnoxious British student who likes writing about things that are way out of my depth. I hope you like the word-vomit I produce :)

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By katherinerose • 12 years ago

Snog, Marry, Shame. Why ‘fake’ beauty isn’t the problem.

Listen, I think I’ve got a good one this time. A guaranteed hit. It’s a half-hour long, late-night slot set in some apocalyptic, totalitarian future where our robot overlords reign supreme. Fear and kneel before your Lord, Pod, or she shall unleash her wrath upon thee and even spoil your night out with the girls.

You try and run but those white stiletto heels catch in the gutter. You stumble, trip. Hit the curb. You struggle with twisted ankles. Your head screams for you to get up. Go. You hobble to your feet. Your cheap dress rides further up a streaked, tanned thigh. A glimpse of tangerine-tinted skin is bared beneath the streetlights.

“WHORE! HARLOT! SCUM!” scream the flashing, floating droids hurtling as if out of nowhere into the deserted alleyway where you stand, off balance, sobbing and begging. Sirens howl as you’re surrounded from all sides. Dragging you kicking and screaming into their sleek, windowless van that screeches out of sight…