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The beauty myth moves for men as a mirage its power lies in its ever-receding nature. When the gap is closed, the lover embraces only his own disillusion.

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Naomi Wolf
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
Activist
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San Francisco County
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Naomi R. Wolf
Naomi Rebekah Wolf
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