Esteemag Volume 1 Issue 2 | Page 11

On Beauty Standards

According to some articles that I read from the internet, black women are described as the least physically attractive ethic group, Our hair texture has a more curly pattern but the industry does advertise and presents the beauty standards of having lighter skin, straight hair, and a slender body. And some people actually aim for an " exotic look " and have a hard time accept themselves. Some people straighten their hair chemically just to be " prettier." But, it ' s unhealthy and we don ' t need to hide our true hair texture for the unattainable beauty.

I think we look amazing, in all of our manifestations