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Subjects of Desire explores how North American culture embraces Black female aesthetics and features, but not the Black women themselves. The film challenges conventional beauty standards and exposes the racism behind them through interviews, historical analysis, and the Miss Black America Pageant.
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Mar 8, 2022 · Subjects of Desire is a film that explores how Western beauty standards have embraced Black women's aesthetics, but not the Black women themselves. It features interviews with young Black women participating in the Miss Black America Pageant and other cultural icons.
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Mar 21, 2021 · Jennifer Holness' documentary explores how Black culture has influenced and been influenced by contemporary beauty ideals from Civil War times to #BlackGirlMagic. Using the 50th Miss Black America pageant as a backdrop, she interviews singers, writers, academics and former contestants on hair, stereotypes, colorism and more.
Subjects of Desire is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Holness and released in 2021. Nominally jumping off from the 50th anniversary of the Miss Black America pageant in 2018, the film is an exploration of the relationship between African-American and Black Canadian society with the broader cultural concept of beauty standards .
Subjects of Desire is a film that examines the cultural shift in North American beauty standards toward embracing Black female features and the portrayals of Black women in the media. The film features interviews with celebrities, activists, and experts on the topic of representation and identity.
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