

Kanye West And Kim Kardashian Divorce Outlined In New 'Max' DocumentaryĮven though we’re subjected to the European standard of beauty, now we have women like Kim Kardashain and Jennifer Lopez who are glorified for having big butts. That affirmation that validation and unfortunately we’re willing to pay the price not only the financial price but also the price of their health. Unfortunately women do report that they are treated differently based on how they look so this feeling of, if I had these particular features then more people are going to pursue and someone is going to want me are increased. In terms of growing numbers of people going to surgery I think a part of it is how more available certain plastic surgery is becoming whether it’s through legal or illegal means. It’s important to keep in mind these aren’t just issues that are in the heads of a few individuals but it really is a massive issue that affects everybody when we look at research, the impact that women feel about their self esteem just based on the magazines they look at, music videos⎯all of these images have an effect at how we look at ourselves. Thema Bryant-Davis: I think that women have long been victims of objectification where we are being told that our worth is based on our looks and there is what’s considered⎯this Western beauty myth where there’s only one idea of what beauty looks like and so whatever gets held up in the moment everybody strives to be like that and if you don’t match that then you’re somehow unworthy of love and you’re not good enough. VIBE: Why are women now more than ever risking their lives for dangerous plastic surgery?ĭr.

Thema Bryant-Davis to chat about why so many women are killing themselves for bigger butts and why society needs to embrace diverse standards of beauty.

VIBE caught up with celebrity psychologist Dr.
