Dying To Be Beautiful

Dying To Be Beautiful

Dying To Be Beautiful is the podcast of The Chemistry of Racism project. Any copyrighted material used in this podcast is used under section 107 of the US Copyright Act 1976 for the purposes of education, information, comment and criticism. It is believed that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. of the above mentioned Copyright Act. Rights belong to their respective owners. No copyright infringement is intended.

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May 6, 2025 24 mins

Episode 4 of Dying To Be Beautiful reveals the societal burdens Black women navigate in the workplace when navigating Eurocentric beauty standards, the pressure from within communities of color in policing and endorsing those beauty standards and beauty justice as a response to structural racism.

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Episode 3 of Dying To Be Beautiful explores one of the most historically used preservatives in beauty and personal care products (revealing how it mimics estrogen in the human body), the connection between toxic chemicals and white supremacy and the Beauty Justice Act, currently sitting in the New York State Senate and Assembly, which if passed, would be the single strongest piece of legislation regulating toxic chemicals in beauty...

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March 7, 2025 22 mins

The second episode of Dying To Be Beautiful explores the historical context for European beauty standards.  From Shakespeare to Jefferson, black beauty is the connective tissue that binds colonial ideals that linger to this day, but what are the consequences of the chemistry required  to achieve these standards?

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Dying To Be Beautiful explores the cultural context and chemical toxicity of European beauty standards for black women and the health consequences that come as a result of trying to attain those beauty ideals. 

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