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the politics of cuteness, the era of department store shopping, & an upcoming vintage drop

the politics of cuteness, the era of department store shopping, & an upcoming vintage drop

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Nov 29, 2024
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The Politics of Cuteness

"Beauty is a harsh discipline and mostly no fun, but easy to commodify. Not surprisingly, the closest human flesh ever gets to the tyranny of the ideal beauty is nearly always some skinny white woman. Ironically, some of the bodies most able to approximate the ideal form of beauty have been trans. Tall, low fat, small hips and br…

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