We keep trying to break free of the beauty myth but it keeps pulling us back in: How well-intentioned critiques of beauty culture can backfire.
, based on a 2005 book series, is about the perils of a society that is premised on artificially-created flawlessness . Remarkably skirting the extent to which our cultural beauty norms disproportionately impact girls and women,defines beauty as a faux-utopian ideal. A perfect appearance is achieved by mandated scientific/magical/surgical means at the tender age of 16 and is accompanied by lobotomized obedience and vapid acceptance of the status quo.
It is unfortunate that well-intentioned attempts to critique beauty ideals end up reproducing, at least in part, the very standards they seek to debunk. Perhaps this in itself is a powerful form of commentary; we keep trying to break free of the beauty myth, but it keeps pulling us back in.of their target audiences. Take the recent phenomenon of “glowing up” —an ostensibly holistic approach to optimizing one’s life that nevertheless keeps the focus on outward appearances.
Whatever your glow up means to you, it’s all about becoming the best version of yourself and learning to practice self-care and acceptance! And what is Step 1 in putting your own stamp on what it means to feel confident and accepted? “Change your appearance.” Instructions that follow focus on changing your skin care regimen, your posture, your clothing, and your hair., which has 3.
**This is not to suggest that all YouTubers who focus on their appearance are necessarily contributing to a toxic beauty culture. As scholars have noted, sometimes it can be quite the opposite asHuman beings are incredibly adept at assessing what is valued in their social environment—at noticing who receives implicit or explicit rewards.
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