Today's episode of Pretty Hurts explores the not so pretty side of K-Beauty. We inspect South Korea's culture of conformity and emphasis on physical beauty, and dive into the mental and physical effects these strict beauty standards can have.
Sep 29, 2020
9 min
Today's episode of Pretty Hurts will explore the demonization of plus-sized individuals through the concepts of fat shaming and fat phobia. We discuss where in our society this issue is found, the mental and physical effects of this problem, and learn...
Aug 14, 2020
20 min
Today's episode of Pretty Hurts explores the topic of colorism, inspecting what colorism is, investigating the deep-rooted causes of this problem, and examining the harmful effects it can have.
Jun 29, 2020
7 min
The second episode of Pretty Hurts looks at the dangers of unrealistic male beauty standards perpetuated by the media and films, how male body image issues have gone unrepresented and its effects, and ways to combat this devastating issue.
Jun 9, 2020
8 min
In the first episode of Pretty Hurts, we explore the negative stigma surrounding acne, examining how acne's bad rap has been perpetuated by it's portrayal in the media, pop culture and through misinformation, exploring the dangerous effects of these...
May 19, 2020
12 min