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Posts: 224
Join Date: May 2005
Location: London, , United Kingdom
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12-01-06, 09:22 PM
Thoth B3 wrote:
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Might I be so frank and ask exact in concrete terms what European beauty standards are
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I thought I layed it out in thethe first post, as well as the picture attachment showing Erykah Badu & Tyra Banks. It is the idea that thoseaesthetics of Whites (straighthair, light or white skin,and thebrighter tones of makeup)are the standards of beauty. It is damaging when adopted by people of color.
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--Thoth B3
Totally disagree!!!!!
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I am all for the whole thing about westernised beauty standards, but I think that you are generalising a bit too much and I don't think it's fair. From reading this description, I would assume that if you saw me walking down the street, you would think that I'm trying to adopt a Western look.
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I wear weave in my hair, not all the time, most of the time. However,I also have plaits, cornrows etc. Most of the time however, I have my hair in a ponytail (with a weavetail)and yes, it's permed. I choose to wear my hair like this most of the time, because it's the hairstyle that suits me best.I wear make-up; highlighter on my cheeks to accentuate my cheekbones, something that does not belong to either a white or black women and sometimes I like to wear pink on my lips, again cos it suits me best. Dark colours do not suit me, because I have a small face with small features - so dark colours look weird on me (as they swamp my face). I'm not trying to look like a white woman, but I'm experimenting with looks, because it's something that we are able to do.
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And as for the features, well........... I have thin lips and it is something that is often mentioned, in (I suppose) a negative way, I have a broad nose, but nobody ever comments on that. Do you catch my drift?
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