Quote by Julie Burchill

I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, one more fib won't hurt. But I am infuriated by the growing notion, posited in some touchy-feely quarters, that all women are, or can be, beautiful.

I don't really care what people tell children - when you bel

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This quote reflects the speaker's indifference towards telling fictional stories to children, as they believe that the harmless belief in characters like Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy does not have detrimental effects. However, the speaker expresses anger towards the idea that all women are inherently beautiful or can conform to societal standards of beauty. They criticize the notion as being unrealistic and potentially damaging, disapproving of the pressure it may place on women to uphold a narrow definition of beauty.

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