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100 1 _aAtlanta, Ellen,
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245 1 0 _aPixel flesh :
_bhow toxic beauty culture harms women /
_cEllen Atlanta.
250 _aFirst U.S. edition.
260 _a London:
_b Headline,
_c2024.
300 _a372 pages ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 365-368).
505 0 _aThe cult of Kylie Jenner -- Venus and the voyeur -- Algorithms of desire -- Coloniser culture -- The power of pretty -- Build a body -- Everything is content and reality is a myth -- Bite the hand that starves you -- The fetishisation of youth -- (M)otherhood -- The witches of cyberspace -- Conclusion - beyond beauty: a new way to see.
520 _a"A generation-defining expos�e of toxic beauty culture-from Botox and Instagram filters to lip flips and editing apps-and the realities of coming of age online We live in a new age of beauty. With advancements in cosmetic surgery, walk-in treatments, augmented reality face filters, photo editing apps, and exposure to more images than ever, we have the ability to craft the image we want everyone to see. We pinch, pull, squeeze, tweeze, smooth and slice ourselves beyond recognition. But is our beauty culture truly empowering? Are we really in control? In Pixel Flesh, Ellen Atlanta holds a mirror up to our modern beauty ideal, as well as the pressure to present a perfect image, to live in an age of constant comparison and curated feeds. She weaves in her personal story with others' to reconfigure our obsession with the cult of beauty and explore the reality of living in a world of paradoxes: we know our standards are unhealthy, but understand it's a way to succeed. We resent social media but continue to scroll. We know digital beauty is artificial, but we still strive for it. From Love Island to lip filler, blackfishing to the beauty tax, Pixel Flesh is a fascinating account of what young women face under a dominant industry. Nuanced, unflinching, and razor sharp, this book unmasks the absurdities of the standards we suddenly find ourselves upholding, and acts as a rallying cry and a refusal to suffer in silence, forming the definitive book about what it truly feels like to exist as a woman today"--
650 0 _aFeminine beauty (Aesthetics)
650 0 _aBeauty, Personal
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aBeauty culture.
650 0 _aSocial media.
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