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02 | Face Value — Ethnic ambiguity and the Kardashian effect
02 | Face Value — Ethnic ambiguity and the Kardashian effect
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
For the longest time, Western beauty has been celebrated. The desire and pressure to look more 'Western' has led to skin whitening products, nose jobs and double eyelid surgery. But the tide is turning. Celebrities like the Kardashians are leaning into an ethnically ambiguous aesthetic.
Is this cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation? What do people of colour, who've often been racially vilified for their appearance, have to say about others cherry-picking their features?
Is this cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation? What do people of colour, who've often been racially vilified for their appearance, have to say about others cherry-picking their features?
Released:
May 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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