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mk · 3998 days ago · link · · parent · post: Remember the Dove sketches beauty ad? It's a confidence scam
The most sickening aspect of the women's beauty industry is the subtlety of its authoritarian nature. "You cannot hope to be perceived as a beautiful woman unless you pay attention." Also, the way aging is treated by the industry is more effective than how Catholics use sin. "You will age, and aging means that you are becoming ugly. But, we have age-defying products. The more time passes by, the more you need us." How can it be that beauty product magazines are mostly advertisements? It's because they are self-help publications, and the advertisements are the advice.