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The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle

The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle

Update: 2024-02-28
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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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The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle

The "White Woman aesthetic" trend and Chinese class struggle

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