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October 14

Questions on environmental sustainability and whitewashing definition

Electric toothbrush#Environmental concerns

In this article what do they mean by "A plastic manual replaceable head toothbrush was probably the best, according to the study."

2020s in fashion#Barbiecore, McBling, and gyaru

And in this article what do they mean by "whitewashing" in this context? 58.104.108.223 (talk) 05:23, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That term does not appear in the cited sources, but might have to do with white Barbie-doll types being the fashion standard. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:44, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As to the first question, they meant a toothbrush that was fashioned from plastic (and not from bamboo), with the brushing action effected manually, by the user by moving their hand (and not with an electric motor), and with a head that was not fixed, but could be replaced on the toothbrush's handle when it was worn out, instead of the user discarding the whole assembly, not only the head but also the handle. --Lambiam 09:54, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I found the following in source 354 (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-y2k-style-trend-isnt-fatphobic-our-attitudes-about-it-are): Ads and runways showcasing the trends also sent another message. In an article called The Fatphobic & Racist Origins of Y2K Fashion Trends, Aishwarya Jagani cites Sabrina Strings in Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, in which she explains how “Y2K fashion’s emphasis on thinness…erased the creative contributions of the Black community, attributing styles popularized by people of color to the white celebrities of the time.” The popular image of the day was of thin, white women, further limiting what society saw as beautiful.

I believe this is what is being referred to as "whitewashing". --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 11:16, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see the "thorough" criticism (or any criticism) of McBling, though. --Lambiam 16:08, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]