That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.
- Ninon de L'Enclos
Beauty comes as much from the mind as from the eye.
- Grey Livingston
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
- Confucius
What is beauty? There is no one definition to describe someone, something as being beautiful. However, the media has a different view on that. They find a way to manipulate & transform people into essentially being objects of a nightmare. Magazines edit the living s*** out of every image they have to make that certain celebrity or cover girl model look like some perfect creature; yet in reality, they're not nearly close to perfect. Perfection doesn't exist. Pre-teens, even adults have been brainwashed by the media since day one; and for some its a plastic surgery/eating disorder to late to restart their life, without having the media influence there daily lifestyle. But we are the future, we are the ones that can make a change. We must realize that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, different cultures, different aspects of life. Beauty will come and go, but whats in your heart and your head will remain there forever. We must stop this madness of having the MEDIA dictate our lives, and tell us what's wrong and what's right. What the latest makeup trend is, or fashion statement. Because in the end, we're losing ourselves.
Because in the end, we're losing ourselves.
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if we keep changing ourselves to be like how other people want us to be like, then we won't really be "us".
I agree with you 100%. We are all under the media spell of "being perfect"...we all have to snap back to reality and realize that everyone is beautiful in their own way. Women in the media are portrayed as these "flawless" figures that make the viewers think they aren't good enough, or skinny enough, or pretty enough. It's crazy to see how media creates a negative affect on women.
ReplyDeleteP.s Love the 3 quotes in the beginning :)
I have seen that dove commercial before with all of the editing of that one model and, still, it creeps me out! I think that the media would be better off using real women! Women are looking through these ads and feeling so horrible about themselves for reasons they shouldn't be. It is so unrealistic and I am so happy Dove is out there trying to do something about it!
ReplyDeletegreat quotes! I like your post too, but I would prefer that instead of writing s*** you write more academically.
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