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When an aesthetic says 'clean, minimal, calm,' it can quietly declare a certain class, skin tone, body, and budget the norm. Are aesthetics innocent matters of taste, or do they silently decide who looks 'right'?
— video essay topic; clean girl class signaling and exclusion critique
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