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We all saw lot`s of “100 Years of Beauty” videos but they all have seemed to show beauty standards in a very stereotypical and pop-culture way, so Karolina Zebrowska wanted to do a more historically accurate one.

As she was doing some research, she became more and more aware that beautiful faces and fashion we see on the photos, ads and fashion plates are just an idealistic version of reality. So here’s to reality.

Watch: Beauty Through The Decades The Realistic Way

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Stunning!

pompadourpink

hi does that banlieue language have a name? and is it just for fun?

Hi,

Don’t think so? And it’s not for fun, it’s, just like for AAVE, a protest against classism. The people from la banlieue often live in HLMs, which are huge grey rectangular buildings, containing tiny, ugly, cold flats. They were shoved there by the government in the 90s and never got out. A lot of kids drop out of school, sell weed and end up in jail, like Fleury-Mérogis. That is where French rap was born (no need for expensive gear) and it’s still there.

I used to teach in Roubaix/Tourcoing, which is the banlieue equivalent of Northern France, and that’s where the grammar police officer in me died. When you’re working like a dog to provide for your family, you don’t have time reading fancy novels and learning morphology rules. So you’re made fun of by people who’ve never been hungry and have very different priorities, you get angry, and you come up with your own stuff. Boom.

Hope this helps! x