I saw this today on The Daily Dish and thought it was soooooo true. Our illusions of beauty are mixed up with sexuality or the simulation of it. The things we, our daughters and granddaughters compare ourselves against are mostly artificial, and unfortunately that for which our sons and grandsons can be looking ends up a trap that doesn't satisfy because it was always an illusion. I think in too many cases we have lost track of what is real beauty with this artificial quest for something that doesn't exist-- and when it does, it's plastic like so much else in our world.
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Interesting one minute beauty lesson. I showed it to my wife, who enjoys pointing out to me photos in People magazine of movie stars without makeup.
Laurel will say, "try to guess who this is." Usually I can't. Only a few favored women, such as Angelina Jolie (one of my favorites) are just about as beautiful naturally as made up.
Of course, you're correct: "beautiful" is largely (but not totally) a cultural concept. The exception, it seems, is that certain characteristics of feminine beauty seem constant across cultures.
Youthfulness and the hip/waist ratio, for example, which are signs of fecundity.
A great and interesting video, rain. I was most surprised to see the neck extended and the eyes made wider. I knew about other stuff, but those details are pretty wild. The beauty product world can't compete with photoshop, but how hard they try!
That was absolutely fascinating. Bravo for Dove. It is such a tragedy what the media and celebrity have made us all into. I've always thought I was ugly since I was young, even though I did a little modeling. I was stick thin back then. I look back at the photos of me over the years and I sadly realize that I was actually an attractive woman.
I liked that personality test, too. I may try that in the next few days.
Beauty is truely in the eyes(s) of the beholder and ia subjective to say the least.
So true. And so sad. I don't like it that it is the way it is...and yet I streak my hair and paint my face...I don't walk the talk. Most of us don't - which is why it stays the same. If nothing changes - nothing changes.
It's better for my granddaughters. I am so grateful that my daughter and daughter-in-law, try to help their girls be aware that they don't have to buy into this whole false beauty thing.
This was great and SO true. I think with the proper cosmetics, hair style, etc. any woman is beautiful. All in different ways.
I love those Dove commercials because they seem to convey that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is often stronger in that which is unattainable, it's the unattainable perfection of what we see in magazines that makes it all the more beautiful. You're view points mirror your insecurities over not being perfect. You should just appreciate the beauty you see, accepting without your sour grapes at not being able to grasp it. Why lower the benchmark in our magazines because of our imperfections? People will always find something to feel insecure about. Maybe we should remove all beauty?
This isn't about sour grapes, Thomas. It's that that illusion was not real and no real woman can reach it. Why not post beauty that does exist and there is plenty of that, real, authentic and not airbrushed to remove all the human qualities. If we want the inhuman concept of beauty, than use plastic manniquins.
Thank you for your comment and always interesting to see how others see something. I believe in beauty but find it more beautiful when it's real.
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