Craig, Maxine L. "Race, Beauty, and the Tangled Knot of a Guilty Pleasure." Feminist Theory 7.2 (2006): 159-77. Web. Maxine Craig in her article, “Race, beauty, and the tangled knot of a guilty pleasure” writes about the complications of beauty standards and the way in which it is perceived in our society. She argues that the discussion of beauty norms by feminist is often incomplete because race and class play important roles in the conversation, yet are frequently left out. Her contribution to the topic is appreciated because she makes it aware that there are both positive and negative attributes to beauty standards within our society. Furthermore, she suggests that beauty standards, if used at all, should be split into varying groups to
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The purpose of her writing is mainly to inform the public on the dangers and prevalence of beauty standards within our society while promoting the love for each individual’s own self. Furthermore, she argues that beauty ideals have been apart of our society for a long time and she reflects on the history of beauty standards within America to strengthen her argument. I agree with Cheryl in her many arguments within her article because she offers a fresh and new outlook on the topic. Her paper offers a new perspective of the issue by precisely tackling major problems such as the constant portrayal of Eurocentric beauty ideals as the generalizing perception of beauty within our society. I plan to use her article within my own writing to highlight the specific ways she illustrates how African American women were and are currently oppressed because of their …show more content…
This includes the form of beauty ideals African American women are expected to fulfill. She compares this standard to that of the Eurocentric exemplar and suggest that despite their differences, they are equally wrong. She, like many other authors, emphasize the importance of making room to be inclusive of a wider array of body images and shapes. I agree with Demetria in her argument that black body ideals sexualized and exaggerated by media can be just as damaging as the general beauty standards our society portrays. To add to her discussion, I feel as though she could have included how many black women are faced with a double standard of beauty in which they are expected to represent only the ‘good’ traits of themselves, and to mimic everything else. Demetria’s article is important to the discussion, however, because it brings attention to the physical and life threatening dangers that these beauty standards are inflicting on women. Within my own essay, I plan to use her article as an example of how African Americans are dirtily impacted by beauty standards and how specifically dangerous it can
The purpose of her writing is mainly to inform the public on the dangers and prevalence of beauty standards within our society while promoting the love for each individual’s own self. Furthermore, she argues that beauty ideals have been apart of our society for a long time and she reflects on the history of beauty standards within America to strengthen her argument. I agree with Cheryl in her many arguments within her article because she offers a fresh and new outlook on the topic. Her paper offers a new perspective of the issue by precisely tackling major problems such as the constant portrayal of Eurocentric beauty ideals as the generalizing perception of beauty within our society. I plan to use her article within my own writing to highlight the specific ways she illustrates how African American women were and are currently oppressed because of their …show more content…
This includes the form of beauty ideals African American women are expected to fulfill. She compares this standard to that of the Eurocentric exemplar and suggest that despite their differences, they are equally wrong. She, like many other authors, emphasize the importance of making room to be inclusive of a wider array of body images and shapes. I agree with Demetria in her argument that black body ideals sexualized and exaggerated by media can be just as damaging as the general beauty standards our society portrays. To add to her discussion, I feel as though she could have included how many black women are faced with a double standard of beauty in which they are expected to represent only the ‘good’ traits of themselves, and to mimic everything else. Demetria’s article is important to the discussion, however, because it brings attention to the physical and life threatening dangers that these beauty standards are inflicting on women. Within my own essay, I plan to use her article as an example of how African Americans are dirtily impacted by beauty standards and how specifically dangerous it can