Our Obsession With Beauty is Dystopian

Our obsession with beauty and aesthetics on social media platforms like TikTok perhaps point to a larger problem in our culture. How does beauty surveillance and performance harm us? And how does it turn us into ornamental products to be consumed?

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Hi! I'm Shaniya but I use the moniker Shanspeare on Youtube. I'm 23, use they/them pronouns, and love all things pop culture! My channel has a lot going on: think Shakespeare meets Baz Luhrmann meets insufferable jester in a relevant but silly costume. I have a bachelor's in English Professional Writing (and basically Literary Analysis--long story) which aids me in the creation of my content. Above all, I wish to emphasize teachability and critical engagement through a fun lens.

Sources:
-Gamson, Joshua. “The Unwatched Life is Not Worth Living: The Elevation of the Ordinary in Celebrity Culture.” PMLA, October 2011, Vol. 126, No. 4, Special Topic: Celebrity, Fame, Notoriety (October 2011), pp. 1061-1069 http://www.jstor.org/stable/41414175
-Engeln, Renee. “Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women.”
-Shaikh, Sameeha. “TikTok is Going Crazy For Vanilla Girl Beauty and Here’s What it Involves.” Grazia, https://graziadaily.co.uk/beau....ty-hair/makeup/vanil

Videos Mentioned:
Jordan Theresa, "TikTok is Bad for Women, Actually." https://youtu.be/eubGagqx120
Tiffany Ferg, "Body Trends are Exhausting." https://youtu.be/RUSA9RPPstY

timestamps:
0:00 beauty routine skit
5:47 contextualizing beauty horror | pt.1
16:07 defending beauty | pt.2
22:26 pillars of beauty sickness | pt.3
47:35 conclusion + solution (?)
50:45 bloops

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