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Beauty is about more than the body you inhabit — it's a way of being that goes beyond genetics or societal ideals. Aboriginal writer and former model Sasha Sarago invites you to decolonize beauty, moving away from the monolithic Eurocentric archetype and towards a more essential, authentic understanding of self that belongs to everyone.
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My mom always nagged me about beauty
Dont eat that or you will get…
But yet bought me junk food
Bought me beautiful dresses but i wasnt allowed to play i would get dirty
I learned by a book to not judge a book by its cover
But I did not really get that until later in life
Because we all do judge by the cover at first
Sometimes theres an acward surprise thats not always a bad thing but how people proceed can be hurtful or not
I get to know people and then can i only know their beauty
Im beautiful when im wearing a dress in the woods getting dirty 🙂
summary? i don’t have time to watch the video
Nothing to learn
I am ready to embrace my giguroo
Nice
I wonder what she thinks about aesthetic beauty
OMG, they acknowledge the stole the land and then just keep on going, presumably now accepted. Or, perhaps, the acknowledgement is nonsense as all land was occupied by one group and then taken over by another, even if it’s just generational (as if your birth gives you ownership to keep others out).
At least there were no beauty standards before colonization. At least women were always highly valued as leaders in most cultures throughout history. Why would a European person not use European standards of beauty just as some other group would use theirs. And if those others adopt them because of colonization, then perhaps they’ve changed their opinion since beauty is just a preference based on culture. So do you live by the standard of ancestors or those of today? And why is one correct and the other not?
Summed up. Respect comes from self respect. Waiting on the deep indoctrination to change is optimistic. Given how drowned we are in the hypnosis of the day leaves no room to delve into this precious understanding. It’s through living action such as yours that stirs people up as they encounter the strong, powerful you. Beautifully expressed.
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At this point I’m subbed to watch all the hate in the comments from people I disagree with lol.
Wvhat do aborigines think of White beauty?
I find the concept of beauty very closely associated with racial identity.
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder and no one is ugly at last call.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Stop with the whole “decolonize” thing. There are no white people in your home telling you what to like.
If you think that’s how she says it operates, you haven’t been listening, or you hear something and imagine another or whatever, one thing is sure, you clearly didn’t get it.