02579cam a2200385 i 4500 1471155868 TxAuBib 20240731120000.0 240425s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024013710 9781250286222 hardcover 1250286220 hardcover TxAuBib rda Atlanta, Ellen, author. Pixel flesh : how toxic beauty culture harms women / Ellen Atlanta. First U.S. edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. 384 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published in Great Britain by Headline Publishing Group, a Hachette UK company"--Copyright page. Includes bibliographical references. The cult of Kylie Jenner -- Venus and the voyeur -- Algorithms of desire -- Coloniser culture -- The power of pretty -- Build a body -- Everything is content and reality is a myth -- Bite the hand that starves you -- The fetishisation of youth -- (M)otherhood -- The witches of cyberspace -- Beyond beauty: a new way to see. "We live in a new age of beauty. With advancements in cosmetic surgery, walk-in treatments, augmented reality face filters, photo editing apps, and exposure to more images than ever, we have the ability to craft the image we want everyone to see. We pinch, pull, squeeze, tweeze, smooth, and slice ourselves beyond recognition. But is our beauty culture truly empowering? Are we really in control? In Pixel Flesh, Ellen Atlanta holds a mirror up to our modern beauty ideal, as well as the pressure to present a perfect image, to live in an age of constant comparison and curated feeds. She weaves in her personal story with others' to reconfigure our obsession with the cult of beauty and explore the reality of living in a world of paradoxes: we know our standards are unhealthy, but understand it's a way to succeed. We resent social media but continue to scroll. We know digital beauty is artificial, but we still strive for it"-- Provided by publisher. 20240731. Atlanta, Ellen Psychology. Feminine beauty (Aesthetics.) Personal grooming. Beauty, Personal Psychological aspects. Personal appearance. Beauty culture. Social media. TXDRI