One day my classmates and I were in our Philosophy class when my teacher asked us to define the concept of beauty. Many said that the “beautifulness” of something was in the eyes of the person looking at the object and not in the object itself. However, when we started discussing about the beauty of women there was one girl who raised her hand and said: “There are no ugly women just poor women”.
Many of my friends alleged it was the most stupid affirmation ever and I didn’t know what to say. “Stupid” was not the word I would use to describe the comment. The affirmation itself was neither stupid nor ridiculous, as a matter of fact it was so truthful that it was hard to admit it, but the whole background it was based on was, in fact, stupid.
It is a reality you can see everywhere. Today’s culture praise women who have shinny hair, tight legs, big boobs, wear heels and make up and use hundreds of products to look as attractive as “popular culture” tell them to be. But, that requires money, doesn’t it? It is unthinkable to get a plastic surgery without spending a couple of thousand dollars on it, or to have a nice body without spending a couple of hundred dollars a year on a gym membership, just to name a few examples.
I posted this as "Danny" as well... I thought it would be easier to clarify it was me instead of posting it again as "Paola Lopez". Sorry for the inconvenience!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a good point. What examples can you find in popular culture (besides internet images)? Keep thinking about how this plays out in various examples and you'll have an interesting blog post.
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