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Live from the Beautycon Stage at Essence Fest with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and Bozoma Saint John. Beauty is more than skin deep—it's political, cultural, and constantly evolving. In this unfiltered conversation, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joins Beautycon at Essence Fest to unpack how beauty standards, industry trends, and policy intersect.
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00:00How do you feel like these beauty standards have become a weapon of oppression against us in particular?
00:06Yeah, so for sure, the fact that we have had to have legislation about our hair, about our natural hair, is like a whole ridiculous thing, right?
00:18But you have to think about when they start attacking things like your hair, that is because they can't compete with your substance.
00:25So just recognize that they truly understand your strength and your power, and that's why they go for random superficial things, right?
00:36So every time somebody comes for something that is less than substantive, just know that they are threatened by you.
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