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Author Halima Jibril unpacks why the value of beauty is a lot higher for Black women Do you spend £1.5k in your appearance monthly, or are you a tramp?  As absurd as this query could appear, it has dominated online discourse this month – and after all, all of it began on TikTok. In a now-deleted video, social media personality Marissa Banks went on a rant about beauty maintenance and controversially remarked, “females won't need to be seen if their nails, lashes and hair usually are not done.” She continued: “Why would you set yourself in a predicament to be seen as a tramp, an ogre, mainly a pest to society?” Banks then went...

Author Halima Jibril unpacks why the value of beauty is a lot higher for Black women Do you spend £1.5k in your appearance monthly, or are you a tramp?  As absurd as this query could appear, it has dominated online discourse this month – and in fact, all of it began on TikTok. In a now-deleted video, social media personality Marissa Banks went on a rant about beauty maintenance and controversially remarked, “females is not going to need to be seen if their nails, lashes and hair will not be done.” She continued: “Why would you place yourself in a predicament to be seen as a tramp, an ogre, mainly a pest to society?”...