What's Fake About Societa Beauty Standards?

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Ario belk wants to know what drives societa beauty standards to change so drastically. How we used to find people with heavier shape attractive, and now it was just very skinny people. Is it just in ences ors, or something inherent about this cital evolution? Oh, that's interesting. So i would foresay they don't change that quickly. I' create it sometimes feels quickly when we look back. But it's usually happening slowly. There might be some exceptions to that, like the model twiggy is very famous for coming on the scene and being very, very different, ind thin,. sort of driving a fashion revolution in that way. For the most

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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