Why Women Shouldn't Be Obsessing About Body Standards

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We just show more of women's bodies than we used to. When your body was more covered, you didn't have to worry about things like that one lump on my thigh showing,. Right? It just, it wasn't really an issue. M and so theit, to some extent, the freedom women have now to dress in the ways they see fit also opens the door to obsessing about body standards. Who cares about a thigh gap when you have 16 pa petticoats? Ya. Not to mention how many people like, oh, i guess it's april. I should start shaving my legs again. Back me up a little bit. How do you quatify

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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