Monday, April 20, 2009
Beauty
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. A quote we're heard before. Beauty is based on perspective because what is our definition of beauty? Is there something out there that is beautiful and we can all agree? I think the reason we can't agree is because it's always changing. Our definition changes and evolves with us like everything else. We are said to always crave what we don't have and maybe that's why we think for example slim women are beautiful. See in the medieval times bigger women were considered beautiful and it was because if you had money and were rich you could afford food to eat and get fat. Now in America getting fat is something anyone can do with ease or cheap. It's hard to maintain a "beautiful" image now. Is that why we love slim women, because it's harder to get that? Maybe we aren't shallow, we just love wanting what we don't have and isn't easy to achieve. Think about it. What do you think?
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I think beauty is in confidence. Monique isn't the skinniest woman, but she's beautiful because she could care less what others think. What is beauty if one doesn't think highly of themselves? It really doesn't matter what others think anyways, it's about what you think inside.
ReplyDeletei completly agree. beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Most people think the victoria secret models are all beautiful and are perfect, but then I hear some poeple say they look like dogs. I think you came across a greatt point. Do we just want what we cant have? I think so. Because the "beautiful" image is always changing and it all revolves around what is rare in our world. I never thought about it that way, but I think your right.
ReplyDeleteI think you do mention a good point, like back in the day women always use to powder their faces to look white, like ghosts, but now women who are really white are considered ugly and should get a tan. So i don’t think its so much what we cant have because most people can go to the beach and get tan, but i think it just changes with time. People all have different ideas of beauty, we can put a definition on it, but we all know what it is, so i think our views just end up changing over time.
ReplyDeleteBut your also right, it is harder to get that look, so maybe people crave it, but I bet you people starving in Africa don’t think a fat girl is attractive even though having food means your rich over there. I think the general idea of beauty changes with time and I don’t think anyone can ever capture the true essence of beauty, considering beauty is so many things to so many different people. And even today not all people think skinny women are attractive, it’s in the eye of the beholder and we'll always have a different idea of beauty, like you said, no one can agree of any idea of beauty.