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TV's beauty makeovers mask ugly truths

03-23-2007 · EurekAlert!

Fans and critics alike of beauty makeover shows will find something worth debating in a research paper published by University of Alberta philosophy professor Dr. Cressida Heyes. In the March 2007 issue of Feminist Media Studies, Heyes argues that, for all the beautification that takes place on the ABC reality show Extreme Makeover, there are some ugly truths at its core. Feel-good stories of self-transformation are masking messages about the importance of conforming to society’s ideals regarding gender, age, class and race.

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