The Dalai Lama has come under some flack for claiming that his successor has to be attractive.
I know that aestheticism is deeply prized in the Buddhist texts and even in the “Kathmandu goddesses.”
This idea that ugliness is a virtue and is correlated with BAME is profoundly pernicious.
A few good examples are:
THERE’S NOW A BARBIE IN A WHEELCHAIR
i can’t even begin to express how happy i am that more and more young girls are growing up seeing themselves in Barbie pic.twitter.com/XL2PEetu6G
— jewel 👑 (@summersnowqueen) June 27, 2019
please note I’m loving the representation of black and disabled people but I would also like to see Black Beauty really underscored as well instead of in a tokenistic manner.
Immigrant & white? You're still white.
Disabled & white? You're still white.
Female & white? You're still white.
Queer & white? You're still white.
Trans & white? You're still white.
Poor & white? You're still white.Marginalized & white? You will always have white privilege.
— Aria (@RileyGryc) June 27, 2019