The internet has transformed beauty culture from an exclusive domain of models and magazines to the broad, accessible world of social media. In recent years, research shows that more and more women are saying that they feel beautiful. But at the same time, the vast majority of women say they feel pressure to be beautiful. Glad You Asked hosts Cleo Abram and Joss Fong explore the benefits and costs of today’s beauty culture.
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0:00 Intro
1:38 Body Issues
4:35 IPSY Beauty Con
6:21 Social Media
8:49 Beauty Sickness
14:41 Chasing Beauty
18:11 Beauty Culture
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