Beauty of

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Beauty of Their Lives
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20th Century Beyond Beauty
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BEAUTY AND WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY CULTURE

• The attractiveness of women is based on several
  aspects of a womans physical appearance, namely
• Body structure and weight
• Bust size

• Hair style and coloring
• Use of cosmetics

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FIRST AN EXPERIMENT!
WHO MEASURES UP?
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WHO MEASURES UP?
Two images will be presented to you who
measures up to your standards?
EXHIBIT A
E X H I B I T B
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WHO MEASURES UP?
LETS TRY AGAIN, SHALL WE?
OUR FIRST MODEL
OUR SECOND MODEL
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THE FACTS MAM, JUST THE FACTS
HER HAIR

• Straight, long to shoulder length hair
• A layered cut
• A blonde or brunette hair color, using high and
  low lights or complete coloring
• Use of hair extensions to lengthen hair for
  special occasions and give appearance of
  straight hair

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THE FACTS MAM, JUST THE FACTS
USE OF COSMETICS
Do you prefer a woman who wears...?

• Cosmetic industry is booming
• Men prefer women who use only some make-up
• At least 35 of women have tried anti-aging
  products
• Men dislike women with wrinkles and facial hair

Which of the following features would turn you
off (percentages total more than 100 because
respondents were asked about each feature)?
An example of too much make-up!
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THE FACTS MAM, JUST THE FACTS
Body Structure and Weight
Most women want to lose between 15 and 30 pounds.

• Most men prefer women age 16-24 to have a
  smaller dress size
• As women age, desired dress size increases only
  slightly to medium
• Most women who would opt for surgery would like
  to have surgery on their stomachs. Most men who
  alter a womens body surgically would also opt
  for the stomach

Most women think they weigh too much.
 
 
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THE FACTS MAM, JUST THE FACTS
Bust Size

• Most men prefer medium-sized breasts
• Most men rate breast implants as just as good
  or better than natural breasts
• Men and women both agree that men are most
  turned on by a womans bust

What sort of breasts do you prefer?
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More Support
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BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
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BEAUTY AND THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN

• Hair style and coloring
• Use of cosmetics
• Body/Facial structure
• Skin tone
• Bust size

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BACK TO BLACK
Hair Style and Coloring
Hair color experimentation is popular, especially
in vibrant shades of red and brown

• African-Americans spend over 2 billion dollars
  on health-beauty aids 41 on hair products
  alone
• 59 of people polled believed that blacks who
  straighten their hair are more attractive
• 39 polled believe the media says black women
  who dont straighten their hair are ugly

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BACK TO BLACK
POLL RESULTS
            It makes them more attractive.
(49)                                           
                                                  
                                                  
                                     They
shouldn't do it. It's degrading and upholding
unfair beauty standards. (20)
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                         They're trying
to be something they're not. (19)
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                It's a MUST. The longer
and straighter, the better. (10)
What do you think about black women who perm and
straighten their hair?
What do you think about black women who don't
straighten their hair?
They're beautiful with their natural hair. (60)
                                                 
                                                  
                                                  
  As long as it's naturally curly or wavy,
then it's okay. (25)                           
                                                  
                                                  
                         The 'fro went out in
the 70s. Not a fashionable thing to do. (9)
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
Somebody buy her a perm ASAP! (4)
NOTA BENE These results were taken from the same
poll. ______________________ All polls on this
page and on the following pages were taken by
African-American men.
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BACK TO BLACK
Use of Cosmetics

• Growth in African-American advertised cosmetics
• The use of false eyelashes
• Make-up is more natural in appearance, using
  cosmetics to enhance their natural skin tone
  with earth, clay and sand foundation ranges

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BACK TO BLACK
Body/Facial Structure

• Most men of color prefer women with full, thick
  lips
• 62 of black men polled find women with
  smaller, narrower, more pointy noses more
  attractive than those with flatter, larger noses
• Black women with a Caucasian body structure are
  found more attractive
  (e.g. thinner body, lighter
  weight, more defined features)

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BACK TO BLACK
MORE POLLS
I find a small, pointy, narrow nose more
attractive than a large, flat, wide nose YES
(62)                                           
                                                  
                                                  
         NO (38)
I find thin or medium lips more attractive than
thick lips NO (57)                         
                                                  
                                                  
                           YES (43)
Considering your responses to the previous
questions I find Caucasian features to be
more attractive (56)                           
                                                  
                                                  
                         I find Black features
to me more attractive (44)
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BACK TO BLACK
Skin Tone

• 79 of black men prefer women of a lighter skin
  tone
• Black women prefer to have a lighter skin tone

Honestly, what skin tone do you prefer on a
woman? Light skin that is tanned, or "golden
brown". (60) The blacker the berry, the
sweeter the juice. (21)  The lighter, the
better. (19)
I find lighter skin more attractive than darker
skin YES (61)                        
                                                  
                                                  
                            NO (39)
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BACK TO BLACK
Bust Size

• Most men prefer medium sized breasts
• Men do not necessarily prefer women with
  implants over those without

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LADIES OF THE RINGS
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BEAUTY AND THE LONG NECK
TRIBES OF
THAILAND

• Reasons for wearing the rings
• Beauty of the rings
• Affect of the rings on the body
• Disappearance of a culture

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Rings of Beauty
Reasons for Wearing the Rings

• To prevent the women from becoming slaves in
  neighboring tribes
• To prevent them from marrying outside
  of the tribe by making them
  unappealing
• Tradition
• In imitation of the mother of their tribe, a
  dragon with a long neck
• To prevent tigers from attacking their throats

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Rings of Beauty
Beauty of the Rings

• Addition of rings signifies the eligibility of
  a woman in the tribe
• The women also wear arm and leg rings to
  enhance their beauty
• Feel beautiful for imitating the long neck of
  the mother of their tribe
• Wear the traditional vibrant color garb common
  to tribes of Northern Thailand

Women continue to add rings until their wedding.
The night prior to the wedding the rings are
removed and their necks and rings are cleaned.
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Rings of Beauty
The long neck is actually only an illusion!
Affect of the Rings on the Body

• The rings do not actually lengthen or stretch
  the neck
• The rings crush the collarbone and compacts the
  ribs
• Once on, the rings are on for life and cannot
  be removed because of the loss of muscle to
  hold up their head
• The women are able to lead semi-normal lives,
  but must drink through straws and clean and dry
  the rings daily

Women who committed adultery had their rings
removed and suffocated to death.
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Rings of Beauty
I will experience globalization first-hand
through this longneck tribe. I wonder, beneath
the hill tribe villagers sweat, is there a Thai
person grateful for these wells and farm, or are
we forcing western culture on traditional Thai
culture and destroying this tribe? Lori Sitko,
University of Alberta
Disappearance of a Culture

• Increased globalization has led several women
  to break away from tradition and decide against
  wearing the rings
• Some believe tourism is keeping the dying
  culture alive

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WHO'S WHO
THE BEAUTY OF CULTURES
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DIFFERENCES AMONG EQUALS

• Western 20TH Century
• Darker skin tone
• Simplicity in jewelry
• Dyes/streaks hair blonde
• Diversity in attire

African-American Lighter skin tone Bling-bling Vib
rant reds Diversity in attire
Longneck Tribes N/A Arm, leg, neck rings All
natural Vibrant clothes
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SIMILARITIES AMONG OPPOSITES
Western 20TH Century Desire for beauty Straight
hair Medium bust Slight makeup Thick lips, thin
nose
African-American Desire for beauty Straight
hair Medium bust Slight makeup Thick lips, thin
nose
Longneck Tribes Desire for beauty N/A N/A Dont
wear makeup N/A
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SUPPORT FOR JACKSON'S THEORIES
In researching the cultures of Western 20th
Century, African-Americans, and the Longneck
tribes of Thailand, Jacksons theories prove to
be true most cultures have similar views of
physical attractiveness, which one sees through
the desire of each culture to have similar
characteristics. For example, African-Americans
desire to become more European, and the Longneck
tribes are progressing toward a more western
culture through globalization. However, each
cultures idea of perfection of female beauty is
not necessarily similar, retaining individual
ideas of beautyranging from the bronze beauty
of Western 20th Century culture to the lighter
skin tones of African-Americans and to the bronze
rings of the Longneck tribes. Within these
differences, these cultures are able to remain
unique.
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Written, Directed, and Produced by ApRil BeN KyLe
OUR PROJECT
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OUR GROUPIE
Dont you guys have any other homework?
And you guys are in honors?
Thank you Sarah for all of your insightful
comments .
. and not laughing at us too much.
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I have 5 fingersI forgot I had 2 hands.
Kyle I have 5 hands Ben trying to quote
Kyle Your face is a poopy green Ben Blondes
have more funreds get it done. Kyle Hey, if
you crack over, can I have some stuff outta your
room? Kyle to April Hey dont bark if
you havent knocked it. Kyle Barbies are
blonde! Ben Why do you know so much about
Barbie? Kyle We have a lot of pictures.
Ben Uh huh and no evidence. Kyle Hurray for
you and your lack of a life. Ben to Kyle I
know what a phlebotomy is. I dont know about a
phlebotomine Ben Whats a phlebotomy?
April Its aoh waitthats a lobotomy. Ben
Thanks Paige, uh Aprilwhatever the hell your
name is! Ben You are so censored weird!
Ben to April censored shut the censored up!
I will eat your brains! April Im a woman of
colora woman of white color! April You are
embarrassing me! Calm it sparkies! April to
Ben and Kyle Whats with you and death? Ben
to April The rings are beautiful to them! Ben
Not at first! It was an acquired taste! April
Bloopers