Trisha and Aileen discuss the roots and manifestations of eurocentric beauty standards, the role of the modeling industry and media in reinforcing them, the physical and mental consequences, as well as America's "backward approach" to beauty. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Tuberculosis and Victorian Fashion: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/ 

More on black hair violating dress codes: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/07/17/534448313/when-black-hair-violates-the-dress-code

Social News Article: https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/telegram-anti-censorship-china-iran/

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