Intersectional Insights

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Olivia and Raven are black, blind women, passionate about shedding light on issues regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Get political and personal with them as they share their perspectives on living at the intersection of disabled, black, and women in the US.

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Thursday Jun 17, 2021

Disability, Beauty, and Appearances Part2

Thursday Jun 17, 2021

This is the second of three episodes in which Olivia and Raven examine how disability influences fashion sense, feeling and looking beautiful, and processing internal and external perceptions about appearance. This time, the ladies talk experimenting with their appearance, and navigating clothing, body hair, and skin tone as black women.

Discussion Summary:

00:35: Discussion intro.

01:00: Topic intro, and Olivia discusses Experimenting with makeup as a blind woman.

04:09: Raven shares the different ways she explored putting effort into looking and feeling beautiful.

07:47: Fragrance as a way to access beauty and fashion.

10:11: Raven dives into how she experimented with her appearance, even some of the embarrassing stories.

14:51: Finding clothes to fit as black women, shaving and body hair.

25:35: Complexion and skin tone.

30:03: Outro.

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