Again, nobody has an obligation to change their body for the sake of normalizing a certain beauty standard. If the actor doesn’t want to grow out it’s their right not to do so. You can’t criticise individuals for industry trends.
Again, nobody has an obligation to change their body for the sake of normalizing a certain beauty standard. If the actor doesn’t want to grow out it’s their right not to do so. You can’t criticise individuals for industry trends.
velma@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
I didn’t criticize their individual choice.
I am criticizing the media for only showing women as hairless.
Do I need to explain this again in different words for you to understand I’m not attacking the actresses’ personal choice?
knitwitt@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
When EggInDisguise suggests that it may be personal choice and you chime in to say that representation matters as a response, it sort of comes across like you don’t think the actor’s preferences matter over the end goal of changing the media landscape.
velma@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
This is a produced television show. Nothing the actress is wearing is her choice in the show.
I will fight tooth and nail for anyone to choose how they present their body. I don’t care if people shave or don’t shave.
I do care about how the media presents women and the affect it has on how society expects women to look and behave.
knitwitt@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Assuming that actors literally have no choice at all is a bit short sighted. The original premise of the whole thread was ‘what if that’s just their preference’?