We often hear people say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yet when it comes to evaluating someone's beauty, we tend to put so much emphasis on skin color. Why do we place such importance on this particular physical attribute?
We often hear people say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yet when it comes to evaluating someone's beauty, we tend to put so much emphasis on skin color. Why do we place such importance on this particular physical attribute?
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In our society, the concept of beauty is often linked to traditional standards of attraction which put an emphasis on lighter skin tones. This can be tied to both explicit and implicit biases that are pervasive in our culture - biases that reinforce ideals of whiteness as a marker of beauty. Skin color continues to be a factor in how people evaluate physical attractiveness, even when individuals claim that beauty is subjective.
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We often hear people say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, yet when it comes to evaluating someone's beauty, we tend to put so much emphasis on skin color. Why do we place such importance on this particular physical attribute?
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Our society has a long history of associating lighter skin tones with higher levels of beauty and attractiveness. This idea has been perpetuated by the media, which often portrays people with lighter skin as more attractive than those with darker skin. As a result, people have come to associate fair skin with better physical characteristics and have unconsciously developed preferences for it.
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