I've kind of thought "so what" about media in the past. I know it has a huge effect on us and our perception of the world and therefore the world itself, but in my eyes, I've subconsciously thought it didn't really matter, because I wasn't entirely complacent with the media's views. I now watch more television than most people I know, if not all the people I know, for reasons I don't feel the need to get into. I don't find everyone on television attractive. However, when people on the TV show continuously talk to people as if they are "hot" I try to see it. I try to see why they were chosen for this television show and what the appeal is. It's almost always thinness. Regardless, that's not my point. My point is that I've discovered Media's hold on me. It's deeper than I thought it would be. For a long time now I've not thought of myself as attractive, I still don't, but I am sometimes okay with that and sometimes not. I have also, in the past and less in the past, given up on being attractive, because I feel like there's nothing I can do and the things I can do are not worth it. The other day I was thinking about make-up and how it would help, if it would help and I thought "no, it will not" because I do not have a certain kind of face. And when I thought what face I was thinking about I realized it was the face of perfection. Few people naturally have that face, more people do on television than elsewhere. I view beauty as a straight plain adjusted face, with not too much going on.
I have a very selective view of beauty and that's not all I view as beautiful and people's personalities I honestly do care about more, but if I were to look at someone and decide if they were beautiful or not they must have particular qualities. Even people I view as beautiful, I don't view as beautiful all the time.
Anyway, my point is that my view of beauty has been entirely misconstrued by the media to create an indefinable and unattainable idea that basically it's almost impossible to be beautiful and if you are, you are, and if you're not, then that's too bad.
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TV is TV. Actresses do so much to make themselves "beautiful" that we as normal ppl just cannot afford to. Also, some ppl definitely are born w/ a certain face: the thin, high nose, strong cheekbones, large eyes, symmetrical features, etc. etc. But the amazing thing is that makeup can also give us the illusion of having these features. Contouring, highlighting, blush, bronzer, achievement of a flawless smooth face using foundation, large eyes with eyeliner and false eyelashes. You've seen what I look like without makeup, and what I look like with makeup. It's a huge difference!
ReplyDeleteBut then beauty extends to the clothing and gait of a person as well. Even if you have an air of confidence and strength about you, you won't be viewed as beautiful if your outfit cannot match it, or if your makeup cannot match it.
I truly believe that everyone can look "beautiful" with the right makeup, right clothing, right education and demeanour, but not everybody can be "Hollywood-beautiful". It's a whole other spectrum.