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Shennae Davies's avatar

the whole having an aesthetic thing always baffled me an someone who is extremely pathetic and all attempts at trying to fit in have backfired. i get stuff like "frogs are cute i must have frog themed everything" but all this ballerinacore or bimbocore or even copying Black women stuff is so confusing to me. the time and effort and mental energy expended on reinventing yourself more than Madonna or Lady Gaga (also notorious culture vultures) must be exhausting and stressful.

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Great article! Being a (mostly) white Mexican, I've also noticed how these dainty, hyperfeminine aesthetics mainly feature white women. Ocassionally you'll see an East Asian girl too, because her pale skin and tiny frame is 'close enough'. But she can never look 'too Asian' either - many of them are wearing contacts and have dyed hair. Like you said, there have been *some* efforts to include POC in these aesthetics, but the change is never deep and fundamental. Arguably, it shouldn't even *have* to occur in the first place.

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