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Not in the Eye of the Beholder: Racialization, Whiteness, and Beauty Standards in Mexico.

This article explores the role “whiteness” takes on in Mexico, where colonial, religious, and social heritages elevate it as an aesthetic ideal, simultaneously denying its underlying racism. It argues that skin tone is one of many physical and nonphysical features that together shape the concept of...

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Published in:Latin American Research Review Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 422 - 440
Main Authors: Krozer, Alice, Gómez, Andrea
Format: Article
Published: Cambridge University Press Jun2023
Subjects:
Racialization
Racial identity of white people
Aesthetics
Racism
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