The Ugly Face of the Beauty Industry - Freya India | Maiden Mother Matriarch 49
Jan 21, 2024
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Freya India, author of GIRLS Substack, talks about the effects of online culture on young women and girls, including the glamorization of SSRIs and cyborg beauty. The extended episode covers how online beauty trends make women less attractive to men and the influence of status games.
Online culture glamorizes SSRIs and cyborg beauty, impacting young women's perceptions of attractiveness.
Social media fosters harmful plastic surgery trends that negatively affect young women's body image and self-esteem.
The normalization of antidepressants in online culture can lead to misconceptions and potential risks for mental health.
Deep dives
The Influence of Online Culture on Young Women
The podcast explores how the lives of young women are affected by online culture, with a focus on issues like the glamourization of antidepressants and therapy culture.
The Dangerous Trends Triggered by Social Media
The podcast discusses the bizarre plastic surgery trends that have emerged due to social media, highlighting the harmful impact on young women's body image and self-esteem.
The Conflicted Views on Medication and Mental Health
The podcast examines the conflicting narratives surrounding mental health medication, addressing how the normalization of antidepressants can lead to misconceptions and potential risks.
The Downsides of Therapy Culture
The podcast delves into the downsides of therapy culture, including the proliferation of therapy apps and the negative impact of relying solely on therapy for emotional well-being.
The Fascination with Unrealistic Beauty Standards
The podcast explores how social media influences unrealistic beauty standards, with a particular focus on the cult of the 'Instagram face' and the implications for young women's self-image.
My guest today is Freya India, author of the GIRLS Substack. We discussed the many ways in which online culture is affecting young women and girls – everything from the glamorisation of SSRIs, to the trend for a style of cyborg beauty that looks disturbing offline but great on a screen.
In the extended version of the episode, we spoke about the perverse ways in which online beauty trends actually make women less attractive to men, and how status games influence this phenomenon.
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