In an interview, Sanaa Lathan opens up about the flaw she sees with social media’s standards of beauty.
Here’s an excerpt of her interview with Variety:
What’s the biggest change needed in the entertainment industry?
I’m really happy that this conversation has been going on as of late, but we need more diversity in every way, and more diversity behind the scenes: people writing stories, people greenlighting stories, people acting in stories. What I would love for the entertainment industry to do is reflect the beautiful melting pot of the world we live in.
Do you think this diversity is reflected on social media?
There’s something happening in the last couple years with certain social-media stars: They’re all starting to look the same. There’s a new aesthetic, and I feel like it’s going away from natural beauty. I’m all for celebrating the differences in who we are. I’m really into the beauty of women of all shapes, sizes, colors, features, and hair textures. But there’s something going on — a certain look that’s very plastic, with the injections, the fillers, the nips and tucks.
And not one lie was told that day.
She’s right. Everyone looks like a Kardashian now. It’s sad.
It’s true. The crazy thing is these girls are going to be looking foolish when these beauty trends go out of style. Then all that plastic surgery will need to be redone. They will never be able to live without the knife because they hate themselves.
Facts.
Real beauty will always trump fake beauty. And Sanaa is a real beauty.
She is so right. I was just telling my bestie how it’s like all the Instagram models have the same face.