• The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle

  • Feb 28 2024
  • Length: 41 mins
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The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle

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  • Yoghurt bowls. Lululemon leggings. Ugg slippers. More young Chinese women embrace what they identify as the "white woman aesthetic" as an antidote to the pressures of high maintenance beauty standards and material achievement. As more Chinese women question the grind and settle for less, is the "white woman aesthetic" really an innocent social media fad or a deeper awakening of class consciousness?

    Chapters
    3:15: Introduction to the "White Woman aesthetic"
    12:00 Chinese middle class anxiety
    14:31 Defining the Chinese middle class
    21:05 Morality and responsibility of the Chinese middle class
    27:32 Limitations of the Chinese middle class
    37:08 Conclusions

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