February 19, 2008

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This is true. I have seen my share of couples where one person in the relationship is very pretty and the other is....less pretty. But they love each other and no one can change what they see or feel for the other person. Our society today makes us feel ugly. In the United States, a "beautiful" woman is supposed to be 5'10, 100 lbs. and gorgeous without makeup. Why did we let things get this bad? Models are starving themselves to stay thin so they won't be considered "ugly." "Ugly" in American eyes is normal in mine. You need to have a little fat on you to be healthy and REAL. If you don't properly groom yourself with the right haircut, clothes, makeup, etc. you can't be "pretty" in America. It's really sad how our image has changed from the past. In Europe throughout the renaissance, women with big hips (for childbearing) were considered beautiful and paintings are still on display of them. Women in general were beautiful and worshipped almost because of their beauty. Now it's hard to even get attention unless you look like Adrianna Lima (sp?). We have tried to change things over the years, but let's face it: things are still the same.