Decolonizing

Post-feminism and post-race are debates of the past situated in the so-called ‘post-internet’ age. The internet is emerging not only as the focal point of increasing racism but also as a media technology generated by colonial continuities.

A feminist foreign policy is associated with being ethical, principled and visionary, yet a government’s actions based on Western standards and values can easily come across as moral superiority or even racism when it comes to other countries.

Armeghan Taheri and Umber Ghauri on how to decolonize beauty standards, empower one another and build a self loving community in an image-focused world.    

October 2009