Recently, Lupita Nyong'o, the female lead of the film 12 Years a Slave became the first Kenyan to win an Oscar. She used the opportunity to highlight some the ongoing obstacles facing women of color today. Particularly she addressed the battle to construct a healthy self identity. However what I find most inspiring about Lupita's speech is that it goes beyond just challenging Western notions of beauty. Lupita's speech subverts initial notion that women need to be beautiful in the first place. With Lupita's challenging emphasis on how one "cannot eat beauty," she invites women to engage in an even deeper journey of self love and acceptance.
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