The 'vanilla girl' trend shows that beauty is power
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The Politics of Beauty Politics
"It's almost like the trend of looking more quote unquote racially or ethnically ambiguous is over," she said. "How you choose to view your own body in this wider society is inherently a very political act, which is why the things like the body positivity movement that we see online is such a big deal one." She added: "Beauty politics is inherently tied to wider notions of power of who is at the top, who is the coolest person in the room"
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