Life in plastic... Is it so fantastic?

I know I have posted something similar to this before, but it is a topic that I deeply care about.

Why is today's society so obsessed with the way we look? 

I'd be a hypocrite if I said that I don't care about how I look, because I do. Just like most people. It's often hard to avoid looking at our own reflection every 5 minutes sometimes. 

But why have we become so concerned with our appearance? 

I suppose it's easy enough for people to say "Don't change, you're beautiful the way you are", but everyone wants to change at least one thing about themselves. Think about it: If you had to change just one thing about yourself, what would you change? I'm going to confess, I'd like to have a flatter tummy. Maybe a straighter nose. 

Most people would say "I want to be prettier" or "I want to be thin". But every person has their own idea of what it means to be 'beautiful' or 'pretty'. One person's princess can be another person's monster, and it's often difficult to please everyone. 

Could this be one of the problems we face? Do we often think that if one person finds us unattractive that we need to change everything about ourselves to please that one person, even if it means everyone who loved us, and the way we looked, suddenly hating it? 

For example: Jennifer Grey, the star of 'Dirty Dancing'. 

She was a young, naturally beautiful woman. But, as soon as the pressure of Hollywood kicked in she got 'That Nose job' that pretty much wrecked her career. However, personally, I don't think she is an unattractive woman because of that.

Jennifer Grey - Before and after the Nose Job

Why can't someone 'different' be beautiful?


I googled the words 'Beautiful women' and the first thing I got on my screen was a bunch of pictures of women with very little clothes and rather large 'assests', which got a few funny looks from my mother when she read the internet history, I'm sure. 


Why does beauty need to be defined by how large our boobs are and how flat our tummy is? 


When we look at past beauty icons, we see the likes of Marilyn Monroe, who was a beautiful, curvy woman. She wasn't skinny, but she had a beautiful figure. But, unfortunately in today's society, she would probably be seen as 'large' or 'fat', so would be forced to change. Personally, I see her as a beauty icon. If I had her body and her striking beauty I would be chuffed. 

Marilyn Monroe

These days, it's almost impossible to judge a person's natural looks because we hide behind make up and plastic surgery, afraid of how we'll be perceived by other people. We'd all be hypocrites if we told someone they don't need to change when we're thinking it ourselves. So, I have a challenge for every person who reads this blog. 

Every time you look in a mirror, whether it's to brush your teeth, or your changing, look at yourself. Look into your eyes. And tell yourself that you ARE beautiful. You may not be Marilyn Monroe, or a stick thin model, but you are a beautiful person. You shouldn't listen to people's cruel comments about your weight, your looks or your dress sense. 

Be yourself, always. 

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