Yes. Terrific.

Yes. Terrific.

“In other words, that ‘war’ she declared on her own body is but a microcosm — and a descendant — of the actual wars that, historically, have determined who gets to be considered beautiful. (Hint: It’s always the victors, the powerful and the rich.)”

“Ms. Hilal argues that personal aesthetic judgments are neither personal nor ‘aesthetic.’ Instead, our perceptions of human beauty (or its lack) derive from politics, & are determined by wide-ranging, international factors such as war, imperialism, colonial conquest, power hierarchies & economics.”