It's been a year since the pandemic began and the internet has found yet another fatphobic way of commemorating this virus that took over the world. One example: Following then-17-year-old Kylie Jenners admission of lip augmentation in 2015, searches for "lip fillers" went up 3,233 percent. Kim Kardashian Took the Most Myspace Selfie With the Most Myspace Manicure, Hailey Bieber Wore an Uncharacteristically Bold Makeup Look for Valentine's Day. Consider some recent changes in the US. Learn how tosubscribe here. Looks have become such an integral part in our lives that our mood depends on if we have a full face of makeup on or not. Social media is now clouded with smoke-and-mirror tactics to make something seem perfect so people desire to be like that and continue to follow or subscribe to that person. Chant Griffin, a journalist and natural hair advocate, says she noticed people were treating her differently after she cut her hair. Therefore, we must scrutinize them carefully before sharing [the results] as a statistic," Dr. Halim says. Beauty standards have changed drastically in America over the past several decades and men and women across the country are starting to realize it is okay to accept ones self for who they truly are. By Arabelle Sicardi February 16, 2021 This year is Allure's 30th. In a new article published in NCA's Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Ngozi Akinro and Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani argue that globalization has led African magazines to emphasize Eurocentric beauty standards.Further, they argue that African magazines should aspire to show the "variations of African women, rather than a homogenized beauty standard based on a Eurocentric . About half (52%) ofAmericansalsobelieve that the media promotes an unattainable body image for men. It's time to redefine the definition of beauty and change the way we view ourselves. According to Hoff (2019), in a recent survey of 1,000 Americans, the "perfect" woman was described as 5'5", 128 pounds, with a 26-inch waist. If not up to personal standards at the beginning of an episode, then transparently, publicly, the family would augment into something more by the end of it, with no budgetary barriers to prevent aesthetic hurdles from being overcome. Ninety-three percent of women say the pressure to look young today is greater than it's ever been. Western beauty seems to go in the opposite direction. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported that 20,000 people got a BBL in 2017, a number much higher than in the early 2000s. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r