Liberated: The New Sexual Revolution Page #11

and that that's our worth.

And to carve out spaces

with like-minded individuals

where they can explore these

ideas of empowerment,

what it really means to be empowered,

what it really means to--to have

self-worth and confidence

and how you can build that.

[Dakota] I want to put this

out there for all young women.

Do not believe the media,

because it's bullshit.

They need you to be thin,

pretty, tall, gorgeous.

But we're so much more than that.

Like, you can be sweet, you can be fun,

you can be happy.

You can become a powerful woman in society

if you want to.

[Kimmy] It was necessary

to grow up, step back,

and realize that I was influenced

by other people.

And that all the decisions that

I thought I was making myself

were decisions made in the hopes

of pleasing someone else

or being like someone else.

It's kind of sad,

especially because

right now my sister's 13.

[sobbing]

And I'm just hearing

all of us go through this.

I don't want her to be pressured.

I want her-- I want her to do it herself,

and I want her to feel strong,

and I want her to make her own choices.

I want her to know she's beautiful.

I don't want her to base

her worth on other people.

It's hard growing up

and just seeing the cycle continue.

It's my baby sister.

[Kim] I think in the heart of a woman,

we want to be seen as truly beautiful,

someone to be treasured and lifted up.

And we're hoping,

constantly hoping that someone

will not exploit, not degrade,

but treasure who we are,

who we really are.

And that's at the heart of all of us.

We all need to be known,

to have human connection,

to be seen and to still

be loved in that place.

If we're keeping parts hidden

or just displaying one thing

or compartmentalizing our life,

it's preventing us from being

liberated in who we are in our fullness.

There needs to be

a resurgence in our culture

that values humanity, that values a man,

that values a woman for their entirety

of mind, body, and soul.

That process starts with me,

and it starts with you.

[narrator] Life as a child

was full of possibility

and freedom.

As an adult, I realize

how conditioned I've become,

how scripted my life feels.

In the struggle of growing up,

we seem to lose

our unique way of being in the world.

[giggling]

Our sense of wonder and imagination

is often drowned by cultural expectations

and the pressure to conform.

Maybe it's time for us

to reclaim who we are,

to see each other with empathy,

and to strive to truly be free.

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