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2000ghosts

january 4, 2009

it really will always shock me the way incest and csa are so prevalent yet the societal gut reaction would have you thinking this is super rare and if it does happen the perpetrator has his head on a stick. yet in reality it's commonplace in child neglect/abuse cases for there to be generational abuse--like, the mother was raped by her grandfather and is mentally unwell caring for unwanted children in extreme poverty. there is a stereotype of incest and poverty in the US and it's mainly situations like this, not exactly funny. churches are also so casual about protecting sexual predators while at the same time spouting rhetoric about the dangers of grooming or whatever. I do believe people tend to think they are the exception. it's only pedophilia if it fits your preexisting biases. I was reading an article on the worldview of musk et all and the concept of 'primal fathers'. some men do feel an entitlement in this way and network with those who feel the same.

such a bizarre disconnect regardless, to me at least

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chambaeli

I feel like contouring is lowkey racist

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Is this a joke?

chambaeli

Noo lol I knew I’d regret phrasing it that way. This is tumblr, after all…

It’s not “people who contour are themselves automatically racist” but that the desired face shape created by contouring is one that, at the end of the day, pretty much reflects existing white standards of beauty. A thinner, pointier nose, smaller chin, high angled cheekbones and (on occasion) smaller lips. Also if you’re darker skinned you have to use a much lighter shade of foundation thus ending up with an overall lighter face.

I probably could have phrased that better.

burmeseauntie

No, you are absolutely correct. In fact it is not even lowkey in the performance arts/entertainment world. I’ve known how to contour since I was 9, because I was in ballet. I was taught by an older Asian dancer who told me that I was already darker than everyone else, my face couldn’t look different too. So she showed me the basics, then left me with a picture of a white person as the goal to emulate.

It’s always been explicit and intentionally racist in terms of what is considered correct contouring technique is to emulate white associated features. Which is not to say that contouring is bad, but it is good to ask ourselves why we do not contour to make our noses look wider and more distinguished. Or why we don’t shadow and highlight to make the face look perfectly round? While contouring is not bad ( and is actually very cool to literally be able to control the way people perceive your face, it’s like magic) it’s good to ask ourselves why we contour the way we do.