Beauty Synthesis

        The single story is ubiquitous in beauty.  The one image of a model, distributed by the media.  That they have to look white, or be white.  That black models need a distinct look, too.  A fashion show director says of Renee, a black model, "Black models, they tend to be, like, a little wider hips, and a little, like, more round."  He is referring to the single story that he believes black beauty must follow.  It is in this way that media and professionals have the gist of the power in deciding what beautiful is.  They determine who to send out onto the runway, who is featured in their commercials, and from this, we gain our image of beauty.  That it is generally white, just like most of the people who have power in the media.  But this must be the other way around.  For, as Cameron Russell says, "Image is superficial."