"You're Not Ugly, You're Just Poor": A Deep Dive

In our first video essay for 2024, Chelsea dives into the commodification of beauty, how our beauty standards are inextricably tied with wealth, and the truth behind the statement "you're not ugly, you're just poor."

Special thanks to:

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Dana Omari-Harrell: https://www.instagram.com/igfamousbydana/?hl=en

Source links:

Intelexual Media video essay 'A Black Women's History Of Hair': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWVzi8pX2jw

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12849573/Why-Gen-Z-ageing-differently-millennials-Experts-reveal-pressure-use-wrong-skincare-young-vaping-getting-Botox-early-20s-mean-younger-generation-look-older-30s.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/body-image-self-esteem-curvy-b2006942.html

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https://www.teenvogue.com/story/societys-aspiration-big-lips

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/02/study-most-people-can-tell-if-youre-rich-from-your-face.html

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TFD videos mentioned:
How The Wealthy Gaslight America: https://youtu.be/iifU7rF0hVc?si=CP8UyIgrFeCZ0prO

Millennial Women May Never Recover From The RomCOm: https://youtu.be/9qHeMuztXjU?si=eEtOfN65eLKZYDwR

Instagram Face, TikTok Reveals, And The Rise Of Cheap Cosmetic Procedures: https://youtu.be/dEA_NMO7VCM?si=xw5W4ssr_DDJMbfc

We Need To Talk About TikTok Face: https://youtu.be/XOrZdV2MYEI?si=IWLhCyEeUNxFxb-r

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro and content warning
00:02:38 Ad break
00:09:57 A brief history of rich people beauty
00:19:02 Teeth, hair and the aesthetics of poverty
00:25:52 Trickle-down beautynomics
00:34:03 Anti-aging: the real stealth wealth
00:38:54 Thinness: the building of a designer body
00:46:47 Wellness and the skincare industrial complex
00:54:33 Conclusion: an era of democratized beauty?

Music by Epidemic Sound

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