CW: Sexual violence

Pretty privilege doesn’t have a downside, actually. Commodification does.

What actually is "pretty privilege?" I thought this would be a better way to do a deep dive about "pretty privilege" as a structural inequality and how individual commodification specifically affect autistic women's mental health/ well-being than posting a slew of reactionary TikTok videos out of frustration.

NOTE: I don't support bullying and all of my analysis is based on a combination of anecdotal accounts and data-centering feminist theory.

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WHO EVEN AM I? My name is Chamaya and I'm a content creator who is passionate about creating an emotionally healthy, more empathetic world with a touch of creativity. I’m black, autistic, and goofy. Follow my personal Instagram for some good times and/or the Plot Twist, Please Instagram for self-help nuggets, mental health hacks, and strategies for advocacy.

0:07 - Introduction To "Pretty Privilege"

1:02 - Hi, new listeners!

2:06 - The day I turned "pretty"

7:06 - The "rules" and my autistic brain

8:50 - Beauty As Currency

17:26 - Sexual Violence Stats

20:19 - Don't "Redefine" Beauty. Get Rid Of It.

23:43 - Some Nuance

VOCAB

desirability politics

antioppressive

media literacy

institutional racism

colorism

featurism

racism

eurocentric beauty

beauty industry

male gaze

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/architecture/ockman/pdfs/feminism/mulvey.pdf

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_gaze Sexual Violence

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2022.852203/full

https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/news/7-facts-you-didnt-know-about-human-trafficking%3Futm_source%3Dtest

Video clips from YouTuber

https://youtu.be/KVXxzqBvAx8

https://youtu.be/w3Ti97IgQB0