more than one type of beauty anna liner
editor-in-chief
marissa mathieson staff writer
as society progresses, it is crucial that we recognize the standards we place on individuals as well as their roots rom a young age, girls have often been taught to admire the white, skinny, perfect-looking models practically prancing across every fashion magazine. One must begin to wonder why these people are the ones that make the spotlight. With the beauty industry’s attempts to make changes by introducing plus-sized women, coiled hair and colored skin into the mix, progress in breaking traditional beauty standards is evident. Yet, as society continues to grow in diversity and acceptance, Eurocentric features continue to dominate fashion and social media. These detrimental trends are extremely prevalent on various popular social media platforms, including Instagram and TikTok. With the help of Photoshop and FaceTune, unrealistically small
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waists, upturned noses and even retouched thigh gaps can be seen across every Instagram feed. The sight of thousands of unrealistic models on almost every social media platform ultimately leaves people, especially young teens, feeling as if they aren’t “perfect” enough and don’t belong. The degradation of young girls and boys’ self-esteem doesn’t end there. Recently, a popular TikTok trend involved the endorsement and glorification of plastic surgery. More often than not, one finds TikToks of young girls getting nose jobs to attain a less “ethnic’’ and smaller nose, rather than keeping the nose they were born with. Whether it is via photo alteration or plastic surgery, it is evident that these standards only push young kids to change
melodrama magazine✰s ✰ february
