Botox and the freezing of female rage

See every side of every story at https://ground.news/bc . Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. Botox, fillers, facelifts... all are becoming so normalized not only on celebrities and influencers, but us regular people, too! The fear of having the dreaded RBF. Of looking "mean". There's this collective numbing of female expression, but only the negative emotions like anger, frustration and sadness. A smile can still be achieved, even if it can no longer reach your eyes. Surgeries to make it so we constantly look "pleasant" even to the point of a fixed smile. But what is this doing to us? The psychological impacts of having our rage removed, of not being able to express ourselves especially in times where we are increasingly being told to be quiet and get back in our place. What is this doing to the kids who don't see mommy be sad or angry? Let's connect: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BryonyClaire IG: https://www.instagram.com/bryonyclaire_vegan/?hl=en Business enquiries only: [email protected] Timestamps: 00:00 intro 08:16 don't be so emotional 14:47 RBF and avoiding looking mean 22:27 Anger is alienated from us 26:18 Anger festers within - the health implications 31:51 we crave female rage 34:37 final thoughts Videos referenced: @Wonnylol https://youtu.be/0TzeRUraYwg?si=s5038nL74F6IACR8 @FinalGirlDigital https://youtu.be/PfSpLL8yWWw?si=9ZTq25zRixWvGhr9 Books recommended: Rage Becomes her - Soraya Chemaly All we want is everything - Soraya Chemaly Women are angry - Jennifer Cox Tiktoks/IG referenced: https://www.tiktok.com/@vvanedwards/video/7479216785338797342 itsjustaubree: https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7gzi1p-6E/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DSIkyzVErUI/ Perta Bagurst: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZErnWyxZ7w/ unbiasedscipod: https://www.instagram.com/unbiasedscipod/ Studies referenced: Autism and facial expressions: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118233549.htm Angry faces effects on men: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25314046/ neutral expressions look angry: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797615603705 children and self regulation: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5123795/ teachers reinforcing gender stereotypes: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9200163/ swearing stress relief: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10171984/ women autoimmune disorders: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7292717/ women and anxiety https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7669595/ suppressed anger heart attacks https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11479187/ Sources: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/plastic-surgery-statistics https://www.elitetampa.com/blog/botox-statistics-you-need-to-know/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-28/gen-z-driving-boost-cosmetic-injectables/106258646 https://www.npr.org/2025/08/19/nx-s1-5507247/a-growing-number-of-20-somethings-are-getting-whats-known-as-baby-botox https://www.psychologytoday.com/nz/blog/dissecting-plastic-surgery/201912/botox-and-emotional-expressivity https://www.spamedica.com/blog/botox-usage-statistics-2023/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSmMJgpTVcs https://theconversation.com/face-time-heres-how-infants-learn-from-facial-expressions-53327 https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/behaviour/understanding-behaviour/self-regulation https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/10/10/teacher-year-how-schools-silence-girls-how-i-played-part/?utm_term=.3b47ee083814 https://www.npr.org/2024/09/19/nx-s1-5118365/black-girls-discipline-public-schools-gao-watchdog-report https://psychology.org.au/insights/the-hidden-cost-of-repressed-rage-on-women-s-healt https://www.independent.co.uk/health-and-fitness/anger-autoimmune-disease-b2815703.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01426-7 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/03/trump-public-funding-proposal https://www.instagram.com/p/DZMz7IdNClQ/