Do You Think Things Are Getting Better?

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As long as we live in a world that first of all knows that making us feel vulnerable is probably the best way to get us to buy things, it's not going to get better. We're dealing with the fact that filtering and photo shop and photo editing is now available to everyone. And now you have 12 year old girls who do it to their own face, for they post that picture. I hai tat in sai. That tova and i was tepposd to think about it first. For iam im, i'm, i'm skeptical. But i i get that question a lot. People say, we'll don't you think things are getting better

We love it. We hate it. BEAUTY CULTURE.

Looking good can make us feel decorated, empowered and more confident -- but why?

And why are certain groups subtly told to "make-up" for their appearance?

What's the line between self-care and oppression?

Psychologist and beauty-researcher Dr. Renee Engeln shines a huge bright floodlight on the sometimes ugly machinery of the billion-dollar beauty and "fitness" industry. This is an episode for make-up lovers, haters and the millions of us confused about being both at once. It's also an opportunity for dudes to learn just how how skewed the standards are. Buckle up -- this ologist will change the way you see the world, others and hopefully, yourself.

Dr. Renee Engeln's work

"Beauty Sick," the book

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