{"id":4765,"date":"2013-06-05T06:47:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T06:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=4765"},"modified":"2013-06-05T06:47:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T06:47:20","slug":"why-black-is-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=4765","title":{"rendered":"Why black is beautiful…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>According to the Body Image Report 2013 by WhyFive, whites have the least healthy body self-image whereas blacks are the most comfortable with their physical appearance.<\/p>\n

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The vainest are white women, according to the survey .<\/div>\n

About 1210 people, with an average monthly household income of about R10000, were asked to complete a 20-minute online questionnaire.<\/p>\n

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It was hoped that the results would help the fashion, health and beauty industries in their marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n

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Aspects taken into consideration included consumption of alcohol and red meat, smoking, the use of nutritional supplements and dieting.<\/p>\n

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The majority of those surveyed were married with children and most (34%) between 35 and 49.<\/p>\n

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Just over half (55%) of the respondents agreed that they felt good if they looked good, but white women (69%) were especially prone to agreeing to this statement. The people least likely to agree with this statement were black men (64%).<\/p>\n

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White females (87%) were the most likely to diet and black males (41%) the least.<\/p>\n

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Only 7% of the total sample had gone under the knife to improve their looks – but white women were the most likely to consider cosmetic surgery, and black men the least.<\/p>\n

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Men (39%) were more likely to feel happy with their health than females (27%).<\/p>\n

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Of the 18% who were smokers, most were black men. According to the responses, 10% drank daily, especially white men.<\/p>\n

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The report said: “It’s noteworthy that [in the media] the “official body” is predominantly pale.<\/p>\n

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“This is the most likely reason why white people have such poor body images compared to their black counterparts.”<\/p>\n

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WhyFive director Stuart Lowe said yesterday: “Generally, white people are subjected to a European construct – skinny and unobtainable – that black people either don’t care about or have not necessarily been exposed to.” – timeslive.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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