To be or not to be "beautiful"

Coffee+Disprin

22-10-2023 • 16 mins

Given a no-strings attached chance, would you like to change your body in some way? In this episode we discuss the pressure women feel to conform to beauty standards, especially enhanced by the social media effect. From the injectibles like Glutathione and Wegovy to surgical procedures like breast augmentation and the rising popularity of botox, 'body fixing' is a game we have been playing fast and loose at. Where does the buck stop?

References in the episode:

  1. Naomi Wolf's 'The Beauty Myth': https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39926.The_Beauty_Myth
  2. Jia Tolentino's 'The Age of Instagram Face': https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face