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Annette Silveira's avatar

Keep beating the “beauty products can only replace the confidence that beauty standards steal” drum. You’ve also said that the industry will create an issue and then sell you something to “fix” it.

I appreciate the grace you give to those of us realizing we’ve been lied to and slowly working our way out.

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moss's avatar

I find angry reactions to your work So Fascinating. It's such a projection of guilt and shame and ego, which is why you're so astute to connect beauty standards to whiteness the way you do. That kind of "protection/attack/why are you being mean to me" reeks of white fragility. It's not like you're coming into anyone's house and throwing out their bathroom products! Really interesting overlap and there's a lot of psychological meat there. Thanks for a great read! Gonna go read the ingredients in my moisturizer next :]

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