4 Influencers Who Challenge Our Notions of Beauty
Check out these influencers that are disrupting the beauty industry.
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Breaking Beauty Standards
“Since I was 11, I have struggled with trying to figure out who I am and loving myself.”
Not Black Nor White
Nila Venkat grew up equating white with beautiful. In her teens, she developed a stronger sense of self, and became reconciled with her identity as an immigrant and an Indian-American.
Misrepresentation of People of Color in the Media
The overrepresentation of white characters in American culture contributes to the systematic oppression of people of color. Negative stereotypes perpetuate discrimination, Eurocentric beauty standards provoke low self-esteem, and white washing, like in “Pan”, erases POC humanity.