Looksmaxxing: the Dangers of “Sexual Value”

Through such an accessible and influential platform as TikTok, and from a group of people as outspoken and sharp in their beliefs as incels, it is incredibly easy for trends to overtake large parts of the app and affect the culture of young people in significant ways. None in recent history have been so widely …

Exploitation and Destruction: The Price of Beauty

Despite its seeming innocuousness, the cosmetics industry generates hundreds of billions of dollars each year through rampant unethical practices and patterns of exploitation. Like most industries relying on globalized supply chains, the production of skincare, haircare, make-up, fragrances, and toiletries is dependent on the exploitation of vulnerable people.  According to a 2023 report published by …

Savannah Hasham

Prof. Gilligan Civic Media in the Digital Age (Journalism 2.0) Topic: The Beauty & Cosmetic Industry Today’s Beauty World In today's world, we are practically engulfed with beauty and the standards that society places on us. Although, beauty standards and cosmetics affect both women and men; in this blog, I will harp on a woman’s …