From celebrity culture to propaganda-like promoting, we examine the connection between Western beauty ideals and the recognition of double eyelid surgery in Asia
The connection between double eyelid surgery and race is a fancy one. Back in 2007, Tyra Banks invited Liz, a Chinese-American woman, on her show to discuss her double eyelid surgery. Banks accused her guest of “ethnic tweaking” to make herself look wide-eyed and Caucasian, despite Liz’s protests that it was merely to stop her eyes from drooping. Then there may be the infamous story of Julie Chen within the 90s, the Chinese-American television personality who underwent double eyelid surgery after her boss said she’d never make it as a top news anchor...
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