User talk:Sehar.h/sandbox

Do you have a citation for this? "Beauty standards are rooted in cultural norms crafted by societies and media over centuries. Globally, major issues revolve around the predominance of white women featured in movies and advertising leading to a Eurocentric concept of beauty, and breeding cultures that assign inferiority to women of color. Thus, societies and cultures across the globe struggle to diminish the longstanding internalized racism."

"Similarly, internalized colorism is rooted in Indian culture, in which prevailing value placed on fairer skin tones fuels the skin bleaching industry; " Maybe add an internal link to "skin bleaching" in case people are unfamiliar with it.

You could talk more about culturally rooted beauty ideals in America and how that is shown in and affects the American media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clairehoffman (talk • contribs) 15:33, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

In East Asian cultures, familial pressures and cultural norms shape beauty ideals; professor and scholar Stephanie Wong's experimental study concluded that expecting that men in Asian culture didn’t like women who look “fragile” impacted the lifestyle, eating, and appearance choices made by Asian American women. do you have a citation for this; it's a study so a reference might make it seem more credibleDivrath (talk) 15:35, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"However, different nations have varying male beauty ideals; Eurocentric standards for men include tallness, leanness, and muscularity, features idolized in men in American media, ranging from films to magazine covers." This sentence should be rewritten as it is hard to follow. Maybe consider adding in a picture to demonstrate how it is represented in the media or in other countries. Megan Osterhaus (talk) 15:42, 28 November 2018 (UTC)Megan Osterhaus[reply]

You may want to reword the paragraph on Eurocentric beauty standards, as it may come off as slightly argumentative. -Michael S — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelSeigel (talk • contribs) 15:43, 28 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]