Archive | Race and Beauty

"[E]legant or tasteful" are "usually euphemisms that perpetuate [W]hite supremacist standards of beauty."

White woman guilty of "cultural appropriation."

Classes to include instruction on hair types from the kinkiest to the straightest.

No beauty can overshadow the "N-word."

The Honduran is accused of using the Forbidden Word.

“Racism and discrimination have no place in Finnish society."

"Hair discrimination has taken confidence from our children, but that ends today."

"Let me explain something to white people. Our hair comes out of our head naturally in a curly pattern."

Cambridge University pushes back the frontiers of knowledge.

Whites are still a hot item.

“Sport is very Eurocentric."

"There is a privilege that we have inherently, and the privilege of appearing feminine.”

"You should marry Russian women."

“I’m South Indian, and there’s this perception that North Indian women are more beautiful than South Indian women."

It's part of the competition's commitment to its "new inclusivity mission."

“The fact that culturally competent hair care products aren’t already mandated to be sold . . . demonstrates clear bias . . . ."

"Japanese people naturally (would) get the wrong message when a European looking person is called the most beautiful Japanese."

"How sad is it that some of her own people continue the stupid narrative with hate and jealousy."

“All those beautiful melanted women, and you telling me the European woman won a contest for Black people!!??”

“Just as the Republic’s motto is ‘liberty, equality, fraternity’, this is about allowing everyone to be as they are."

They had no “safe spaces” in “chocolate city.”

College-educated black women are 53 percent less likely to marry a similarly educated man.

"[White women] get a hold of a ‘black’ product and then the company changes the formula to better suit them."

She thinks her braided hair would have jeopardized healthcare legislation.

It's white people's fault that black women straighten their hair.

HuffPost praised the stance for knocking "white womanhood" off its pedestal.

“Advertising should resonate with the people.”

Are the statistics wrong?

Black coed sued black university.

Government officials say there is still a generation "stuck to the idea that fair skin is better than dark."

It's the 18th state to adopt a "Crown Act."

Ibram X. Kendi wants black children not to play with white dolls.

Black woman blames systemic racism for her being unmarried.

Writer complains that white girls favored white men over him.

"The effects of racism have left well-educated black women with a paucity of black male partners."

"Many of our beauty standards and notions of sexual appeal have their roots in supremacy and oppression."

President Biden supports the bill.

Many black women want their children to look like them.

Not getting dates is a sign of racism.

"Those calls for racial equity and spatial justice need to be front and centre in that vision."

Be careful even when you compliment blacks.

White pop singer accused of trying to look Asian.

“The trend away from blond may also be a trend towards more diverse beauty ideals.”

Indian women risk their lives to look white.

A member pointed out features such as "large nostrils" on photos of the players.

A new poem by Reb Kittredge.

"You think that's interesting? That's my life. I live that."

Blacks believe theirs is the most attractive race.

New book demands dating sites eliminate racial filters.

We are all we have.

Ms. Osaka "relinquished her U.S. citizenship for Japan and plays under its flag but lives in Los Angeles."

Yellow fragility?

Asians and Africans wish they had lighter skin.

Now, Hispanics can complain about "hair prejudice," too.

Some advice.

Two years ago, the company was sued for doing this.

“Dutch braids” are cultural appropriation.

Ads depicted Indians dressed as Indians.

“A person’s hair is a core part of their identity.”

"I deeply apologise for any harm and pain I've caused."

Nubian Skin’s "A Different Kind of Nude" campaign.

She still won't be appearing on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine.

One article in a series about hair to celebrate Black History Month.

Free press is free press.

Theory vs. reality of intersectionality.

Hair straighteners and permanent dyes are full of toxic chemicals.

Finally, a merit-based pageant.

And not only for dogs and horses.

Available September 13 — with fashion and accessories; $30.99.

The competition is about beauty, and fair skin is considered beautiful.

And only one of them straightens her hair.

She doesn’t want to style “a bunch of white women.”

She is white. And not transgender. What were they thinking?

An insidious form of white supremacy.

In India, everyone wants to be fairer.