By Kerane Marcellus ·Updated January 20, 2023
We all remember what went down with the problematic insinuations of the viral “clean girl aesthetic” last summer. It basically indicated whiteness being the most sought-after while still being appropriated from Black and brown women. Now there’s the “soft life.” But the “soft life” is something a bit more than an aesthetic. It’s a proposition for a way of life and, from my