Simone de Beauvoir wrote The Second Sex in 1949, but rereading it now feels... like she was reading our future. She asked: “What is a woman?” — and broke apart centuries of myths, religions, and roles forced on women. What gets me every time is how little has changed. Women still get told to “not be too loud,” “not ask for too much,” “be grateful.” We’re still caught between wanting to belong and wanting to be free. But Beauvoir reminds us: “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” And that means we get to decide who we become. 📚 Rereading her words isn’t depressing — it’s empowering. It means we’re still here, still fighting, still thinking. #Entertainment #Books #SimoneDeBeauvoir