Before defining post-colonialism I think knowing the meaning to colonialism is in order. Colonialism is the exploitation by a stronger country of a weaker one and using the weaker country's resources to strengthen and develop the stronger country. “Post” is a prefix that means after or behind. Now the term post-colonialism refers generally to the ways in which race, ethnicity, culture, and human characteristics itself are represented in modern time, after many colonized countries gained their independence. So is this basically referring to the aftermath of colonialism. This development has led cultures to fade and natives that were involved in colonialism start to seem ancient and second-rated. Europeans started to take over their culture and traditions by replacing it with their own ways. One outcome of this was that the “white man” was viewed as the ideal person and superior to any others who were seen as a lesser value, people particularly being black. A trend was put in to people’s heads that they needed to have white skin to be seen as beautiful and many people who didn’t meet this demanding criteria were discriminated. In this day and age society no longer takes discrimination and racism as lightly as it did but pressure to be perfect is absolutely ongoing just not as enforced as it once was.
Movie stars, models, and singers featured in the media today all have that flawless, airbrushed look to them that everyone wants. Most of these people broadcasted in the media are skinny and have perfect skin (particularly white). Unfortunately not everyone has a personal trainer, their own make-up and hair stylist, and gets all their photos airbrushed. Most people do their best by watching what they eat and taking care of themselves. But others go to drastic measures to become these impossibly perfect popular people. One thing that people do is go on crazy starve-your-self diets or even worse, take deadly weight loss drugs or go through live risking surgeries. But thankfully aside from that superficial media there are advertisements and talk show hosts promoting to love who you are and the skin you’re in because that is real beauty. Natural beauty is what I believe makes a person beautiful.
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