Episode 5: Black Beauty & How To Be A Boss (with Marina Go)

In this episode Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui, share stories with
former Dolly editor Marina Go about perceptions of beauty in
Australia, and discuss how beauty is being defined on Aussie TV and
in magazines. They also explore how and why Instagram has opened up
a space of freedom for women of colour. 

Marina Go became editor of the iconic teenage Australian magazine
Dolly at the age of 23. She, like Nakkiah and Miranda, learned
about her body, sex and relationships by ripping open the sealed
section of the magazine every month. Reading Dolly was a defining
experience for many young Australian women, but the girls shown in
the magazine did not look like our hosts and guest. 

The majority were “blonde and blue-eyed”, recalls
Marina. 

“Growing up I never, ever saw anyone who looked like me … that’s
why, when I became the editor I was determined to make sure there
were women or girls who looked like I did. 

“I wanted girls who looked like me to see themselves.”