3 hours ago · Culture · 0 comments

I believe most people who are somewhat interested in fashion and beauty are aware that being thin is making a comeback, but of course it never really went out of style. And if you've noticed the trend, you've probably also noticed the flood of content reacting to it, most of it worried. I've watched my share of videos warning that "thinspo" and "heroin chic" are back, and we've even coined a name for the latest version of the look: the "Ozempic face". This post today is not about making a similar observation. Rather it is about acknowledging that there is content out there that, while it is supposed to serve as a tool against unachievable female beauty standards and 'the male gaze', in reality perpetuates them because it highlights precisely what it tries to reject. I saw a video titled approximately as follows: "Female beauty standards that are rooted in pedophilia". It listed off some specific qualities that I myself would agree stem from the perspective that for women to be…

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