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I don't see any forced eurocentric standard of beauty element here. Unless the individual decides to take that on themselves, thats their bag.
Are you at all familiar with the impact of Eurocentrism on black women in America?
Yes. When it comes to things like hair and skin tone I would agree. In this instance, I don't see it.
It doesn't stop at hair and skin.
Have you ever heard of Lil Kim
For people who have issues with their beauty and are influenced by the eurocentric definition of it, then yes for them it doesn't stop at hair and skin tone.
But what I'm saying is in general, people who wear contacts, are doing it to be different, not white. Its an eye colour thing. Not a white beauty thing. As green and blue and grey eyes aren't exclusive to white people. Its just like make up and eye lashes and fake nails, all that mess.
So black women also perm/straighten their hair to be "different"? With your logic here, as long as it's not directly related to white people (e.g. coloring the hair blond), it really is unrelated to Eurocentrism. Is this your stance?
Someone can straighten and treat their hair because they are so lazy and don't want to go through a hair care regime. And thats their only reason. So are they now 'white beauty loving sell outs?
The intention dictates the cause.
So stop labelling everyone as the same. We all have our own reasons for doing what we do, and WE know them.
Yes definitely weaves and that whole bag in general is related to the influence of white standards of beauty, i totally believe in its effects, I'm not arguing that it doesn't.
BUT AGAIN eye colour is not exclusive to any ONE race, so NO, there is a distinction here.