Originally posted by doghead at 30-12-2009 15:57
aiya! I think many of you miss the point of my post #94. Beauty standard of usa is not about the different ethnic groups there but about how it is a reflection of the white male who for hundred of y ...
Doghead I would only alter that comment a little bit by saying that the racial diversity of the U.S. has widened its generally accepted standard of beauty. Just because caucasians were the largest single group doesn't mean they've absolutely dictated the standards, sure they may get more 'marketing votes' such that you see more billboards selling to white guys, but it's still a melting pot and there's lots and lots in the media that is directed at the multi-cultural in the U.S. Just look at the cartoon offerings coming from Disney in the last 10 years, if anything the white centric offering is distinctly under-represented. So on a mass market basis it's probably more fair to say that things are biased toward the white male rather than dictated by the white male. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, it just reflects the market reality.
As to punting and beauty and all that, I still say that the multi-cultural melting pot of the U.S. gives everyone here a broader taste for what is beautiful. And yes, I'd do Lucy Liu in a heartbeat. 
Just because one race looks down their nose at the choices of another race doesn't mean they have greater taste, just greater intolerance. |
