Hierarchy of Beauty Lecture

                   The lecture based on the short-story A White Woman of Color was primarily about the themes such as hierarchy of beauty and intersectionality. The White Woman of Color lecture, which transcended into a mini discussion on the hierarchy of beauty, opened my eyes up to how society has a huge impact on the way we see ourselves and sometimes plays a huge role on our desire to be “beautiful”. The hierarchy of beauty differs around the world and is set by fashion industries, media and society. Day after day we are exposed to models advertising for the fashion industry. These advertisements primarily give off a message that if you aspire and strive to resemble the models you will be seen as beautiful and popular. In an industry that in general leads its followers striving for perfection, it’s sad that the very exclusive standard has been applied to people all around the world. The concept of beauty, which was exemplified profoundly throughout the short story A White Woman of Color, has inspired and should inspire others to not feel pressured or lured into society norms and not to fall into what’s “mainstream”, but to be yourself and to be a human that doesn’t always rely on things that are aesthetically nicer, visually.