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On AlterNet: beauty

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "beauty"

Why Brides-to-Be Are Starving Themselves Skinny

Why Brides-to-Be Are Starving Themselves Skinny

Allison Gaudet Yarrow, Women's eNews. July 15, 2008.
A multi-billion-dollar wedding industry peddles the perfection myth more intensely than ever before.

What's So Great About Beauty?

What's So Great About Beauty?

Shannon Rupp, The Tyee. June 14, 2008.
From soap ads to elections, looking good is way overrated.

Has Artificial Beauty Become the New Feminism?

Has Artificial Beauty Become the New Feminism?

Jennifer Cognard-Black, Ms. Magazine. September 29, 2007.
How the pitch for cosmetic surgery co-opts feminism.

Hair Weaves Tangle Self-Image for Black Women

Hair Weaves Tangle Self-Image for Black Women

Malena Amusa, Women's eNews. February 21, 2007.
By wearing weaves and wigs, black women can become the type of woman society doesn't otherwise expect them to be. But do these counter-identities lead to empowerment or self-loathing?

Women's Beauty Routines: Maintenance or Masochism?

Women's Beauty Routines: Maintenance or Masochism?

Andrea Bartz, Sirens Magazine. January 12, 2007.
There's a line between working hard to get gorgeous and subjecting yourself to all-out pain. Being swollen, inflamed, and bruised is not pretty.