Might be slightly awkward what I'm about to say (
so please keep your minds open) but I have some hard time on understanding why so many black women follow "
beauty standards" that hasn't its origins on their own kind. I'm not saying that every race is supposed to remain in their own circle, not at all! Just pointing out how easily they follow what's never been aimed to them and how their
identity is shaken. One thing is getting inspired by it, the other is adopting conceptions and habits that don't really work for them and I'm taking her as an example. She makes a video prasing her natural hair, claiming how feminine it is, but does she really walk around in her afro? I don't see how someone can be proud of their hair but then mostly hides it. But again, I acknowledge every woman has the right and should live the way they want. If you hate your curly hair for instance and loves it straight then, yes, go for that style. On the other hand, long straight hair is not a prerrogative of caucasian race, but "
society" makes it seem so, what is also reflected on what
Aija promotes, which is another rock thrown at the identity issue of such group. It's not a coincidence that's been recently some noise at the lack of representativeness in the media for example (
and how some of Aija's followers praise her for seeing diversity in her videos). But back to Isabel, in the same video she tells a story of not going on a date with a guy because he made her feel inferior when she stated she wouldn't wear a wig when going to meet him. See the contradictions? I could extend this "
discomfort" and the acceptance of new "
beauty standards" to the fact she did a nose job, unless she had medical reasons for it, which I doubt. But again, thin and tiny noses are not a prerrogative of caucasian race.
By now I probably sound like rambling...
and sorry for it, but you all get the point? Calling a certain "
beauty standard" as the sole reflection of elegance might sound great for some while a complete tragedy for others who already deal with a lot of insecurity, perhaps even generational.