Unpretty Podcast

How can the media nail inclusive beauty without being tokenistic? With Tolly T and Josh Smith

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In 2018, Afua Hirsch wrote a story for the Guardian discussing the lack of representation within mainstream magazines. "Through ignorance and indifference, they frequently featured no one of black, Asian, mixed or any other ethnic minority heritage from cover to cover, while advice on makeup, skin care, hair styles and products was unfailingly."

Since then, things have progressed somewhat but is it really enough? With the majority of beauty content produced by the mainstream media either alienates the POC community or often misguided and tokenistic. Why are so few titles including the very basics for POCs - skincare, hair care, the perfect red lip?

Chi and Basma are joined by Celebrity and Entertainment Director of British Glamour, Josh Smith and Tolly T, journalist, writer and 1/3 of The Receipts Podcast

Unpretty Podcast

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Tolly T

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Josh Smith

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Josh Smith interviewing Yara Shahidi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4dzeLBWfuw

Glamour UK Tracee Ellis Ross Cover Story: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/tracee-ellis-ross-pattern-beauty-interview-2019

Josh Smith interviewing Gemma Chan: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/gemma-chan-captain-marvel-feminism-interview-march-2019

Glamour UK Black History Month Beauty Special: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/topic/black-history-month

Afua Hirsch, Glossies so white: the data that reveals the problem with British magazine covers https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/apr/10/glossy-magazine-covers-too-white-models-black-ethnic-minority

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