Jessica Kellgren-Fozard | You don’t need to be her: why the "clean girl" aesthetic is problematic @jessicaoutofthecloset | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:31 Defining the clean girl aesthetic
07:11 Recycled style (and racism)
10:37 Cleanliness = morality (and more racism)
17:08 So who gets to be a ‘clean girl’?
26:05 Gendered beauty labour (and “good” bodies)
32:41 Body neutrality (and capitalism)
39:49 Wrapping up
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Bibliography
tiktok.com/@georgiejxmes/video/7088803165063089414?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7384104951205709345
tiktok.com/@scarlett____/video/7342613710407585042?_r=1&_t=8o5sTeyesAT
tiktok.com/@jordxn.simone/video/7124777512240205102?_r=1&_t=8o5licsNUwq
tiktok.com/@thewellofbeingpodcast/video/7123330284455759150?_r=1&_t=8o5jezT3Vjd
Kali Uchis on Her Clothing Brand Bodied by Uchis, Colombian Jeans, and Her "Obsesión" Movement (teenvogue.com/story/kali-uchis-bodied-by-uchis-interview-october-2023)
The problem with TikTok's 'clean girl' aesthetic (web.archive.org/web/20220809051624/i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/epzna7/tiktok-clean-girl-aesthetic)
How The '5-Minute Face' Became The $5,000 Face (jessicadefino.substack.com/p/five-minute-face-aesthetic-labor)
Why ‘girl’ trends need to stop (dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60629/1/why-girl-trends-need-to-stop-girl-dinner-girl-math)
Why the rise of ‘natural beauty’ is a scam (dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/61089/1/barefaced-lies-the-rise-natural-beauty-is-a-scam-pamela-anderson-no-make-up)
Living with ADHD in a clean girl aesthetic world is really hard. (reddit.com/r/adhdwomen/comments/zsrf9h/living_with_adhd_in_a_clean_girl_aesthetic_world/)
"If I'm In A Wheelchair, At Least I Need Good Hair" (jessicadefino.substack.com/p/jayne-mattingly-ableism-in-beauty-industry)
I Have Depression, and I'm Tired of People Telling Me I Should Work Out More (https://www.popsugar.com.au/fitness/why-you-shouldnt-tell-people-with-depression-to-exercise-47181414)
Brown and Black women were the original “clean girls” (instagram.com/p/CgRnnIKOV-N/)
The life cycle of hoop earrings (hercampus.com/school/gwu/the-life-cycle-of-hoop-earrings/)
Is the clean girl aesthetic really clean? Problematic ideas associated with the “clean girl” trend (hercampus.com/school/slu/is-the-clean-girl-aesthetic-really-clean-problematic-ideas-associated-with-the-clean-girl-trend/)
Hailey Bieber is being credited for creating the ‘brownie-glazed lips’ trend – and WOC are fed up (stylist.co.uk/beauty/hailey-bieber-brownie-glazed-lips-trend-tiktok/711322)
Yes, Mental Illness Can Impact Your Hygiene. Here’s What You Can Do About It (healthline.com/health/mental-health/mental-illness-can-impact-hygiene)
Disabled bodies are pure poetry full stop. (instagram.com/p/CWoMO4GM3xY/?hl=en)
The Cultural (and Racist) History of ‘Cleanliness’ in Canada (besthealthmag.ca/article/the-cultural-and-racist-history-of-cleanliness-in-canada/)
In The “Hygiene Olympics” Black Folk Always Win — But Aren’t We Tired? (refinery29.com/en-gb/hygiene-olympics-cleanliness-black-women-social-media)
White rich people bragging about being dirty? Here’s why that reeks of privilege (gal-dem.com/white-rich-people-bragging-about-poor-hygiene-heres-why-that-reeks-of-privilege/)
Don't fall for the productivity aesthetic. It's a scam. (mashable.com/article/productivity-aesthetics-scams)
Dove, real beauty and the racist history of skin whitening (theconversation.com/dove-real-beauty-and-the-racist-history-of-skin-whitening-85446)
I Have Depression and Anxiety. Please Stop Telling Me to ‘Go for a Run’ (self.com/story/depression-anxiety-exercise)
The problem with the "Clean Girl" aesthetic (nishachittal.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-the-clean-girl-aesthetic)
Here’s Why 2024 Will See The Fall Of The Clean Girl (elle.in/2024-clean-girl-aesthetic-trend-critique/)
Happy Fat by Sophie Hagen
What Is Body Neutrality? (webmd.com/beauty/what-is-body-neutrality)
Opinion: Disabled is not a bad word. (thevaluable500.com/spotlight/opinion-disabled-is-not-a-bad-word)
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:31 Defining the clean girl aesthetic
07:11 Recycled style (and racism)
10:37 Cleanliness = morality (and more racism)
17:08 So who gets to be a ‘clean girl’?
26:05 Gendered beauty labour (and “good” bodies)
32:41 Body neutrality (and capitalism)
39:49 Wrapping up
Shanespeare' video youtube.com/watch?v=ZGkXs4M0cUg
FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram ➭ instagram.com/JessicaOutOfTheCloset
TikTok ➭ tiktok.com/@jessicaoutofthecloset
Facebook ➭ facebook.com/JessicaOutOfTheCloset
Threads ➭ threads.net/@jessicaoutofthecloset
How to JOIN the Kellgren-Fozard Club and SPONSOR this channel ➭ youtube.com/c/JessicaKellgrenFozard/join
If you've enjoyed this video then feel free to buy me a drink to show your support! ➭ ko-fi.com/A1814A5T
Music by Epidemic Sound ➭ share.epidemicsound.com/mvszv
---------------------
Bibliography
tiktok.com/@georgiejxmes/video/7088803165063089414?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7384104951205709345
tiktok.com/@scarlett____/video/7342613710407585042?_r=1&_t=8o5sTeyesAT
tiktok.com/@jordxn.simone/video/7124777512240205102?_r=1&_t=8o5licsNUwq
tiktok.com/@thewellofbeingpodcast/video/7123330284455759150?_r=1&_t=8o5jezT3Vjd
Kali Uchis on Her Clothing Brand Bodied by Uchis, Colombian Jeans, and Her "Obsesión" Movement (teenvogue.com/story/kali-uchis-bodied-by-uchis-interview-october-2023)
The problem with TikTok's 'clean girl' aesthetic (web.archive.org/web/20220809051624/i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/epzna7/tiktok-clean-girl-aesthetic)
How The '5-Minute Face' Became The $5,000 Face (jessicadefino.substack.com/p/five-minute-face-aesthetic-labor)
Why ‘girl’ trends need to stop (dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60629/1/why-girl-trends-need-to-stop-girl-dinner-girl-math)
Why the rise of ‘natural beauty’ is a scam (dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/61089/1/barefaced-lies-the-rise-natural-beauty-is-a-scam-pamela-anderson-no-make-up)
Living with ADHD in a clean girl aesthetic world is really hard. (reddit.com/r/adhdwomen/comments/zsrf9h/living_with_adhd_in_a_clean_girl_aesthetic_world/)
"If I'm In A Wheelchair, At Least I Need Good Hair" (jessicadefino.substack.com/p/jayne-mattingly-ableism-in-beauty-industry)
I Have Depression, and I'm Tired of People Telling Me I Should Work Out More (https://www.popsugar.com.au/fitness/why-you-shouldnt-tell-people-with-depression-to-exercise-47181414)
Brown and Black women were the original “clean girls” (instagram.com/p/CgRnnIKOV-N/)
The life cycle of hoop earrings (hercampus.com/school/gwu/the-life-cycle-of-hoop-earrings/)
Is the clean girl aesthetic really clean? Problematic ideas associated with the “clean girl” trend (hercampus.com/school/slu/is-the-clean-girl-aesthetic-really-clean-problematic-ideas-associated-with-the-clean-girl-trend/)
Hailey Bieber is being credited for creating the ‘brownie-glazed lips’ trend – and WOC are fed up (stylist.co.uk/beauty/hailey-bieber-brownie-glazed-lips-trend-tiktok/711322)
Yes, Mental Illness Can Impact Your Hygiene. Here’s What You Can Do About It (healthline.com/health/mental-health/mental-illness-can-impact-hygiene)
Disabled bodies are pure poetry full stop. (instagram.com/p/CWoMO4GM3xY/?hl=en)
The Cultural (and Racist) History of ‘Cleanliness’ in Canada (besthealthmag.ca/article/the-cultural-and-racist-history-of-cleanliness-in-canada/)
In The “Hygiene Olympics” Black Folk Always Win — But Aren’t We Tired? (refinery29.com/en-gb/hygiene-olympics-cleanliness-black-women-social-media)
White rich people bragging about being dirty? Here’s why that reeks of privilege (gal-dem.com/white-rich-people-bragging-about-poor-hygiene-heres-why-that-reeks-of-privilege/)
Don't fall for the productivity aesthetic. It's a scam. (mashable.com/article/productivity-aesthetics-scams)
Dove, real beauty and the racist history of skin whitening (theconversation.com/dove-real-beauty-and-the-racist-history-of-skin-whitening-85446)
I Have Depression and Anxiety. Please Stop Telling Me to ‘Go for a Run’ (self.com/story/depression-anxiety-exercise)
The problem with the "Clean Girl" aesthetic (nishachittal.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-the-clean-girl-aesthetic)
Here’s Why 2024 Will See The Fall Of The Clean Girl (elle.in/2024-clean-girl-aesthetic-trend-critique/)
Happy Fat by Sophie Hagen
What Is Body Neutrality? (webmd.com/beauty/what-is-body-neutrality)
Opinion: Disabled is not a bad word. (thevaluable500.com/spotlight/opinion-disabled-is-not-a-bad-word)
