Today we unpack the prevalent myth of inclusive beauty. This episode is part of my Beauty Bites *insert chews* series, where we think against the Beauty hierarchy. I give 7 reasons why Inclusive Beauty is a myth, including: the way it functions is selectively inclusive which is not genuine inclusion, it leaves the underlying power structure of Eurocentricism untouched, and ultimately it's a profit strategy for corporations run by white western men to make more money!

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Key quote from episode: 

“Inclusive Beauty does nothing to challenge the underlying power structure of the Beauty hierarchy” 

Time stamps

(00:00): Intro

(03:49): Selective inclusion = exclusion

(09:45): Underlying power structure remains

(13:24): Barbie as an example

(16:02): Erasure of personhood

(18:35): The broader power structures surrounding inclusive beauty

(19:17): A profit strategy

(20:15): Optimization is not inclusion

(22:30): Beauty is fundamentally exclusive

(24:14): Closing

Sources mentioned: 

Book: Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

IG: @bysahra on the Black best friend trope

Article: Racial hierarchy

Essay: Beauty standards are killing my people by "Rachel"

Chart: Statista Beauty Brand Values by age group, 2021

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