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Why are we obsessed with beauty?
It seems as though the world is upset with beauty. I feel as though I am. People often neglect people who aren't as "beautiful" and they grow insecure.
I understand that we all admire beauty, and we all like beauty but why have we become so obsessed with it? Even in religion -- For example, Islam; obsessed with the idea of perfect women in paradise that the women of this world are like trash compared to. (I say that because I was muslim at some point, and learned this all.)
Even when we're little kids; The focus is beauty.
How would someone not be obsessed with beauty?
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Look at magazines. Shows. America's next top model. Beauty is marketed at us constantly, and its specific kinds of beauty. Media would have you believe that unless you look a certain way, conform to certain ideal standards, you don't measure up and need to improve (and by the way, we've got ways to improve to market at you too!). People take advantage of insecurity to tell you you need to improve and they have the ways to do it.
Thats the basis. Humans have a natural drive towards beauty, but lately there's been an excess of emphasis on shallow beauty. I mean, theres always been issues with shallow beauty, but now its not just something that rich nobles at royal gatherings talk about. Its everywhere, and everyone has access to it.
Everyone wants to believe that theres something better out there for them than what they have. Now, you can see it rather than just wondering if its out there.
But theres alot more to it, its a complex issue. We're obsessed with the shallow in more ways than just physical beauty. Look at the whole "politically correct" movement. Political correctness is a nice way of saying "you don't step on my denial and lies to myself about who and what I am, and I won't step on yours". People don't want to be called on their faults, want to pretend they don't exist. Because its easier to fake being a decent person with decent standards than to actually make yourself into a decent person with decent standards.
Ultimately, its about easy. All of it. When a girl looks at an airbrushed magazine, she thinks she "deserves" to look like that. When a guy looks at the same, he thinks he "deserves" a girl like that. Its ludicrous, it makes no sense, but its what goes on in every day life. Look at teens. When I was in high school, not having a cell phone wasn't exactly rare. I didn't have one and didn't care, I liked the fact that my parents didn't have a leash on me.
Now, its not uncommon for kids to have (and pretty much all of them expect) to have a myspace, a cell phone, possibly an ipod, etc. They expect it, feel entitled to it, simply because its there, and all their friends who have one tell them they should too. Its a status symbol, another "easy" way to be cool.
I mean, owning an iPhone is easier than being an awesome person with hobbys that others can relate to. Its easier than treating people well and having confidence in yourself or building confidence in yourself. You just own a nice piece of tech, and you're cool.
We've been conditioned to take the easy way out. Starbucks, fast food, beauty products, sex tips in Maxim or Cosmo, all of it. I'm personally hoping for some kind of cultural awakening in my life time, but I'm not overly hopeful.
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I agree with you. People just don't see beauty as the beauty we should say. Inner-beauty. And it just got pushed into most peoples minds that you have to look a certain way to fit in and to feel as though you mean something. They think that if you don't have beauty, you don't have anything.
I was like that too for awhile. It affected my self esteem alot. I thought I couldn't compare to so many, until I learned that it doesn't really matter. It's just stupid that people think that.
And yeah, with kids too. That would probably be the worst since they are the next generation. I think its because of what we see on TV and so on. Like if you see some kid shows, some girls dress horribly and all they care about is how they look. And those are some of the role models. Then looking in magazines.
Alot of people aren't that way and they could care less how they look because some have realized there is more to that. It's ok to look nice but that it's not all there is.
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I think the world is obsessed with beauty because they feel inner-beauty means nothing at all. I feel that I myself am too. Anyone who isn't beautiful gets tossed aside. Which results in non-needed plastic surgery for bigger boobs, new lips, a new face, etc. It also leads to anorexia and things like that.
I believe, it's the media that does it. We look at them as knowing what is in and what is out, what is good, what is bad. And so on. Just think about it...look at all these celebrities who became anorexic or who got plastic surgery because the media made fun of them for something.
The little kids part: Look at the pageant shows! It's ridiculous. They make these liitle 5 yr olds dress up looking like adults. It's disgusting..with the lipstick, hair-do's, dresses, bathing suits, etc.
The world is just focused on how your appearance is. Not how kind, nice, funny you are.
However, not everyone is like this. Some girls don't care what the guy they are married/dating looks like. Same goes for guys. For someone not to be obsessed..it would be difficult because the world around us is so obsessed with it. I guess the person who have to stop caring about it and be themselves by showing the true THEM.
Hope I helped!
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