Dress Code 24: Body and Face as Separate Entities in Youth Discourse
An anecdote from an Italian university basement captures a student's casual ranking of face and body as independent scores, prompting a reflection on the semiotic, social, and political implications of reducing people to numerical values. The author contrasts this with the earlier concept of 'donna quota 100', where women were expected to total 100 points between beauty and intelligence. The piece critiques how such fragmented perceptions persist despite cultural progress.
Key facts
- A student in an Italian university basement ranked face and body separately.
- The student stated 'better to be 10 face and 7 body than 10 body and 7 face'.
- The author observed the conversation near a vending machine.
- The author considers the problem semiotic, social, and political.
- A colleague recounted the 'donna quota 100' concept from her adolescence.
- 'Donna quota 100' required women to total 100 points between beauty and intelligence.
- The article is part of a series titled 'Dress code 24. Corpi alla moda'.
- The article was published on doppiozero.com.
Entities
Artists
- Bianca Terracciano
- Anita Romanello
Institutions
- doppiozero
Locations
- Italy