Yesterday, I ran across this. I've seen it before, but not recently. I like the idea that women are comfortable with who they are and that they feel "beautiful" on the inside. I think that movement is a good idea.
However, it reminded me of something else that's hopefully not related. I wish people would just stop caring so much about looks. People get penalized or rewarded for their looks, which is not unlike being penalized or rewarded for your race. Not something most people have a lot of control over, you know? Sure, makeup can help some, but can't we just get past that as a species? Or at least move that direction?
I get that guys are "visually wired" and we all would like our spouses to be attracted to us, but that doesn't mean that every person has to be actually beautiful. Which is a good thing, because not everybody is! Some people are down-right ugly, but that doesn't make them any less worthwhile, capable, or interesting. I prefer the idea of living in a world where people just take you for who you are, what you're good at, and what you contribute to the world. (I know I've got a long way to go in that last regard, but I am working on it!)
Written July 30, 2011
2 comment(s):
I think beauty is mostly a matter of confidence. All this focus on beauty just means that as a society we have grown very insecure. If a person feels smart, capable, and able, then s/he will feel beautiful mascara or no.
I agree. However, when I feel confident, I just don't care about what I look like. I can know full well that I'm not terribly attractive that day and it doesn't matter to me. I still want J to be attracted to me, of course, but he claims to feel the same way I do, so I was willing to cut off all my hair, for example, and risk looking like a boy or "butch" or whatever because ultimately it doesn't matter.
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