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Abraham Shuaibi- Pewdiepie Racist remark

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Abraham Shuaibi- Pewdiepie Racist remark

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/09/12/there-are-no-excuses-for-it-pewdiepie-apologizes-for-saying-the-n-word-in-a-youtube-livestream/

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https://sundial.csun.edu/109418/arts-entertainment/diversity-at-the-oscars-takes-time/
Lack of diversity at the Oscars.

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When the Oscars announced the 2017 nominees, there was more diversity with more black actors and actresses nominated, but yet, Latino and Asian actors along with directors were excluded from nominations this year, showing that while the Oscars are making progress in terms of diversity, there is still work to be done.

Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs wrote in a 2016 statement that while the academy acknowledges the work of the nominees, there was still room for changes to come to the Academy's long standing practices.

"The Academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership," Isaacs wrote. "In the coming days and weeks we will conduct a review of our membership recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond."

Theatre major Michaela Escarcega, 23, said the Oscars choose white people because they are the less riskier options.

"Until the filmmakers and the Academy decide to take more risks, this will be a slow journey," Escarcega said.

Escarcega believes that the Oscars fall behind other awards shows, such as the Tony's because they are willing to take risks. Theater shows cast more people of color and the audience gives more of the benefit of the doubt, according to Escarcega.

Another issue Escarcega spoke of was the importance of representation and the potential effects of a constant negative one. She told a story of when she saw Disney's "Moana" this year and cried because she saw someone on screen she could identify with.

"I wept for my inner child, who was just now seeing one of the biggest influencers in the world show me a character I could step into the shoes of," Escarcega said. "I wept for all those little dark girls who finally experienced an instant connection they had probably never realized they had not had yet."

Another CSUN student, Rico Zhang, also said negative stereotypes would adversely affect a community because it increases the stereotype and makes people think the majority of a certain race acts a specific way.

"There are different people in all of the races, constantly portraying or using the negativity of a certain race is extremely unfair for their cultures," Zhang said. "And in a higher level, it is racism."

Zhang added that the reason there isn't more diversity in the Oscar nominations is that other races do not receive the same opportunities as white actors and directors.

"Facebook gave me some memories to look back on. One of them was a post I made in response to the #OscarsSoWhite controversy," said Taylor Ford, 21, theater arts major. "I said something along the lines of 'if you have to be pressured into doing the right thing, then you were never right-minded to begin with. You're not doing the right thing because it's right; you're doing it because you don't want to look bad.'"

She also said even the year after the controversy when the Oscars started to implement changes, she did not feel comfortable. Ford feels the same about this year's awards.

Like Zhang and Escarcega, Ford also had much to say about negative representation and their effect.

Ford said that it is extremely difficult to forget something that you have been taught from birth and that the conditioning of belief is hard to break, in respect to representation and stereotypes.

"But it's worth our sanity and self-respect to try and shatter these oppressive stereotypes," Ford said. "And tropes that plague our marginalized communities."

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When the Oscars announced the 2017 nominees, there was more diversity with more black actors and actresses nominated, but yet, Latino and Asian actors along with directors were excluded from nominations this year, showing that while the Oscars are making progress in terms of diversity, there is still work to be done.

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https://fashionista.com/2018/08/makeup-brands-swatches-blackface

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When Fenty Beauty made its debut nearly a year ago, its impressive range of 40 nuanced foundation shades shook the cosmetics world. By offering options for so many different skin tones - and casting models whose complexions matched them in its campaign imagery - it instantly set a new standard and sparked an industry-wide conversation about what inclusivity and diversity in makeup could (and should) be.

Because this wave of reckoning was such an immediate wakeup call, it perhaps shouldn't be surprising that with the progress have also come a few notable bumps in the road. In late July, YouTuber Darcei Amanda Tweeted a screenshot of an advertisement for 3CE, the makeup line from Korean lifestyle brand Stylenanda, which was recently acquired by L'Oréal. The image showed two hands seemingly belonging to two different people, one with fair skin and one much darker. Immediately, users began to call out that the darker hand wasn't in fact an earnest effort to show the versatility of the soft orange polish on a range of skin tones, but rather a bad paint job - made obvious by the fact that the palm of the hand was the same exact color as the rest of the arm. As a result, the term "blackface manicure" was disastrously coined.

Why, people wondered, hadn't the brand simply hired a Black model for the shoot? When hundreds of commenters asked this very question on StyleNanda's Instagram post, the image was eventually taken down from the platform. In its place, the brand posted a brief statement that read: "We are sincerely sorry for the upset caused. We have removed the picture and will no longer be using it to illustrate our products."

A similar incident was repeated only a few weeks later by Becca Cosmetics, a brand that found its massive success largely through championing diversity in both its campaigns and products long before the industry as a whole had made it a priority. Much like in the StyleNanda graphic, Becca's photo (above) showed four arms of different skin tones modeling swatches of the new Skin Love Weightless Blur foundation. Here again, the palms of the deeper-toned models were clearly colored in, highlighting that the true skin tone had been faked - or at least drastically altered.

Within minutes, Becca fans and online spectators took their weighted opinions to Twitter. One user brought up issues aside from the obvious by writing, "Not only is this an issue of race but if you're editing the color to match your swatches, I'd say that's a little a lot like being dishonest about how well your products match different skin colors."

After several days of silence, Becca responded to the backlash with a new photo on social media. "Thanks to everyone who shared feedback on our recent arm swatch image, we hear you and want you to know that we remain committed to continually representing our inclusive Becca Beauties, " the statement read. "To demonstrate this commitment, we've re-shot with real girls from the Becca office."

Coming from a brand that has had such a seemingly genuine commitment and focus on inclusivity in every aspect of its business, many saw the statement as an underwhelming response that lacked any real ownership over the egregious error. Why did it happen in the first place? Who approved the images to go live? Becca Cosmetics, it should be noted, denied Fashionista's request for further comment on the matter.

These incidents are only the most recent ones in a string of many more where beauty brands have appeared to go out of their way to alienate consumers of color (never forget that YSL kicked off 2018 with this wildly confusing swatch). But it's never become clear how, exactly, these marketing disasters actually happen, especially during a time when diversity seems to be so top-of-mind in the industry. Considering how many people are involved in the approval process for these images, the chances that any of these oversights blameless mishaps become much more grim.

"When things like this happen, I think it's a good wake up call to brands - even ones who have been known to be inclusive in the past - that people are paying attention," says Shyema Azam, editorial director of Tinted, a beauty-focused community for people of underrepresented skin tones. "We are in an age where consumers have a lot more information in their hands through social media, and things that might have slipped by them in the past don't anymore." That these controversies keep happening across so many different companies highlights the dire need for more diverse hiring practices and investment in talent that can represent a broad array of perspectives. "The importance of having diverse voices at these companies and more eyes on their marketing is important," says Azam.

These scenarios shine a light on the obvious lack of people of color working behind the scenes - employed by beauty brands not only as models, but also as scientists working on product development, executives, designers, creative directors and so on. Simply put, it's not good business for beauty companies to continue to exclude entire swaths of customers through imagery that is, at best, pandering and, at worst, incredibly offensive and outright racist.

According to a recent study from Nielsen focusing on the impact and influence of women of color consumers, African-American women's consumer preferences and brand affinities are setting the trend across the U.S. mainstream, driving total Black spending power toward $1.5 trillion by 2021.

"With 92 percent of the population growth in the U.S. over the past 15 years coming from ethnic minorities, it's important for content creators, media platforms, manufacturers, retailers and marketers to understand their future success depends on their ability to appeal and market to a multicultural world," said Andrew McCaskill, Nielsen Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Multicultural Marketing, in a recent interview with Forbes. The message is clear: Don't underestimate, undervalue, or overlook women of color. If you do, there's a lot of cash at stake.

The recent spate of controversies is disheartening, but let's not forget that plenty of brands are getting inclusivity right. Just last month, Thrive Causemetics launched an 18-shade collection of CC creams featuring some of the darkest shades available on the market right now in the category.

"Most CC creams have high levels of zinc and titanium dioxide to make up their sunsreen, which in their raw state is pure white," explains Karissa Bodnar, the company's CEO. "That's what makes it almost impossible for brands to achieve the darker shades. I just don't accept that; I was determined to make a CC cream that was truly inclusive."

Bodnar pulled together the right team to make it happen, from chemists and dermatologists to opthamologists and women of color that she knew in real life - including Essence magazine editors, Bozoma Saint John and Priyanka Chopra. "It's so amazing to hear from women who have never been able to wear a CC cream before," she says of the women who thank her and the brand on social media daily. "It makes me emotional because as a Caucasian woman, I've never gone into a store and thought: I can't use this makeup. So the fact that any woman would feel like she couldn't use one of our products because of her skin tone makes me so determined to include them."

Surely, other industry players striving for the same level of inclusion have felt that alienation first hand. Take the legendary Pat McGrath - whose cosmetics brand, Pat McGrath Labs, was just valued at $1 billion - for example. "I just remember as almost a child shopping in department stores and seeing all of these beautiful colors and then they never worked on my skin, or they were too bruise-y on pale skin," she told Fashionista in a recent interview during a press event in New York City. It's the same reason McGrath has made always made it a priority to communicate the importance of inclusive castings to her team for all campaigns, imagery and swatching.

"With the casting, working with girls of every skin tone is so important, because if you don't show the looks on all sorts of skin tones, how do you even know what you can buy, what suits you, what's right for you? When we launched our palettes before, we put it on every single skin tone we could. Everyone," she said.

As for the brands that have made blunders, Azam maintains that all hope isn't necessarily lost. "I think it speaks a lot for a brand when they own up to their mistakes and are proactive about correcting them," she says. "I've regained my trust in brands I've loved who have messed up, and I don't think it's crazy to think they can win those consumers back." And she sees social media - the very source of many of these controversies - as a tool for rebuilding brand image and relationships with alienated customers. "I feel they should really stay close and engaged with their consumers on social. They have such an important tool where they can talk to them directly, so why not use it?"
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Recent Makeup Swatching Failures Highlight the Dire Need for Diversity in Beauty Hiring

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When Fenty Beauty made its debut nearly a year ago, its impressive range of 40 nuanced foundation shades shook the cosmetics world. By offering options for so many different skin tones - and casting models whose complexions matched them in its campaign imagery - it instantly set a new standard and sparked an industry-wide conversation about what inclusivity and diversity in makeup could (and should) be.

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https://inequality.org/facts/gender-inequality/

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Harry Styles wearing a dress in his photo on Vogue's cover.

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Harry Styles isn't letting the haters have the last word on his history-making "Vogue" cover, where he donned a ballgown.

In an interview with Variety published Wednesday, the singer and actor, 26, showed no regrets over his style choice.

"To not wear (something) because it's females' clothing, you shut out a whole world of great clothes," he said. "And I think what's exciting about right now is you can wear what you like. It doesn't have to be X or Y. Those lines are becoming more and more blurred."

Following the release of his cover, conservative commentator Candace Owens criticized the cover. She specifically received backlash for her comment "bring back manly men."

Styles reclaimed the comment, posting a photo of himself on Instagram Wednesday in a pleated blue suit eating a banana with the caption: "Bring back manly men."
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The former "One Direction" band member became the first man to cover American Vogue solo with December's issue.

He wore a lace ballgown by Gucci, crediting his "flamboyant" idols Prince, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury and Elton John with giving him the confidence to buck the status quo and push boundaries.

Styles spoke to Variety about pushing against the status quo not only in fashion, but also with social issues.

Styles opened up about his May Instagram post, where he discussed his privileged and expressed his support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

"Talking about race can be really uncomfortable for everyone," Styles elaborates. "I had a realization that my own comfort in the conversation has nothing to do with the problem - like that's not enough of a reason to not have a conversation."

He continued, "Looking back, I don't think I've been outspoken enough in the past. Using that feeling has pushed me forward to being open and ready to learn. ... How can I ensure from my side that in 20 years, the right things are still being done and the right people are getting the right opportunities? That it's not a passing thing?"

He also spoke directly to racial issues in music.
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"Historically, I can't think of any industry that's benefited more off of Black culture than music," he said. "There are discussions that need to happen about this long history of not being paid fairly. It's a time for listening, and hopefully, people will come out humbled, educated and willing to learn and change."

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Harry Styles responds to criticism over 'Vogue' cover ballgown: 'Bring back manly men'

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Harry Styles isn't letting the haters have the last word on his history-making "Vogue" cover, where he donned a ballgown. In an interview with Variety published Wednesday, the singer and actor, 26, showed no regrets over his style choice. "To not wear (something) because it's females' clothing, you shut out a whole world of great clothes," he said.

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There is a pervasive pattern of discrimination and prejudice against transgendered people within society. Both economic discrimination and experiencing violence could be the result of a larger social climate that severely sanctions people for not conforming to society's norms concerning gender; as such, both would be strongly associated with each other. Questionnaires were distributed to people either through events or through volunteers, and made available upon the World Wide Web. A sample of 402 cases was collected over the span of 12 months (April 1996-April 1997). We found that over half the people within this sample experienced some form of harassment or violence within their lifetime, with a quarter experiencing a violent incident. Further investigation found that experiencing economic discrimination because one is transgendered had the strongest association with experiencing a transgender related violent incident. Economic discrimination was related to transgendered people's experience with violence. Therefore, both hate crimes legislation and employment protections are needed for transgendered individuals.

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Abstract There is a pervasive pattern of discrimination and prejudice against transgendered people within society. Both economic discrimination and experiencing violence could be the result of a larger social climate that severely sanctions people for not conforming to society's norms concerning gender; as such, both would be strongly associated with each other.

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v42n01_05

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https://hellogiggles.com/beauty/why-walnut-scrub-is-dangerous/
Kylie's walnut scrub is dangerous for the skin, and cause many mircocuts on the face

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272392475_K-Pop_nationalism_Celebrities_and_acting_blackface_in_the_Korean_media Normalized Blackface in Korea/Korean Media

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https://time.com/3563499/victorias-secret-changes-body-shaming-perfect-body-ad/

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https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/victorias-secret-controversial-perfect-body-slogan/story?id=26735138