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Giselinde Kuipers: 'We have made something ugly out of beauty' | Professor of Sociology
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Sociology professor Giselinde Kuipers states that society has linked appearance to personal value, creating a demanding beauty regime where standards constantly shift. After her breast cancer diagnosis caused her hair and eyebrows to fall out, she realized that while beauty matters significantly, people need to learn to look differently rather than just trying to become more beautiful.
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