For many women of color the clash between their culture's beauty ideals and mainstream media's beauty ideals can result in negative self-perceptions. Because a real platform for women of color to discuss their body triumphs and trumps does not exist, many of these women take to the Internet to talk about their experiences navigating divergent ideals.
Latina Role Model
"We are seen as these sensual sexy women... and that's not all that we are!"
Self Esteem, body image, and being a hispanic woman
Nunc a leo magna
"Some of us start out thin and shapely and as we get older and have children.. you become a little bit more voluptuous" .
"I started gaining weight and I really didn't care... In our culture it is okay to be heavier the men like their women curvy".
Media Portrayals of Beauty
"That's the epitome of beauty. And that's just not me [laughs]"
"in Latin American same fair skin, slim weight, big butt... the bottom half is more emphasized. You want that houglass coke bottle shape figure... But not everyone is born and shaped that way. So if my butt is not as big as the girl in the magazine that makes me want to change my body image."
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