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Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes
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Author:
Gabrielle Korn
Publisher:
Atria Books
Date:
January 26, 2021
Gabrielle Korn starts her professional life with all the right credentials. Prestigious college degree? Check. A loving, accepting family? Check. Instagram-worthy offices and a tight-knit group of friends? Check, check. Gabrielle's life seems to reach the crescendo of perfect when she gets named the youngest editor-in-chief in the history of one of fashion's most influential publication. Suddenly she's invited to the world's most epic parties, comped beautiful clothes and shoes from trendy designers, and asked to weigh in on everything from gay rights to lip gloss on one of the most influential digital platforms. But behind the scenes, things are far from perfect. From #MeToo to commercialized body positivity, Korn's analysis turns feminist commentary on its head. Both an in-your-face take on impossible beauty standards and entrenched media ideals and a call for personal authenticity, this collection is ideal for fans of Roxane Gay and Rebecca Solnit.
What The Reviewers Say
Korn questions not only her own definitions of success, but those of society at large.
In Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes, Korn comes across as more than just a good guy: she's a hero.
The continuing lack of diversity and inclusivity of mainstream and other media both in their own organization and the messages they convey, and the impact of this on eating disorders and other mental health issues, are perhaps becoming rather well-worn themes, but Korn explores them again with elegance and passion that take her story above the banal..
The narrative serves as a poignant insider’s look at women's digital media as well as a tender retrospective on growing into adulthood in the early 2000s. The author is honest about her enviable position as a tastemaker, though some readers may not muster sympathy for her depictions of salary negotiations or dressing for Fashion Week.
