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Long, short, symmetrical, muscular, slim, feminine shapes, small tits, big tits, cellulite or not. Every day we are confronted with the beauty ideal. But shouldn’t we shift the focus on our appearance?
The beauty ideal has always been a stubbornly strict standard that we all perhaps want to conform to.
We look to others, who, in our opinion, carry the definition of beauty.
It is a norm, which is formed by the way women are portrayed in society.
Beauty through the years
Nowadays, it seems that you meet the beauty ideal if you have a smooth skin, a full buttocks, a flat stomach, perky breasts and a full head of hair, but that has not always been the case. Over the years, the beauty ideal has changed constantly .
Beauty is something that is very much in line with culture. Every culture has its own ideal of beauty. Think of a pale face in Japan or a nice buttocks in an African country.
In addition, the ideal of beauty is formed by what we see in the media, which is called image formation . The advent of social media has also had a major impact on our image formation, in which we are constantly exposed to ideal images.
Through make-up, plastic surgery and editing programs like Photoshop it has become possible to manipulate our appearance, in order to achieve the perfect picture.
Limited shelf life
In the documentary Beperkt Houdbaar, documentary maker Sunny Bergman criticized the female beauty ideal ten years ago. But now, ten years later, the documentary actually still appears to be applicable.
Men
Somehow there is something that links beauty and femininity. But not only women want to meet the beauty ideal. Men also feel the pressure of the beauty ideal. For example, they have the idea that they have to be fit and in this way they strive for the ideal.
Bye, get rid of it
As the word says, the ideal of beauty is an ideal, and shouldn’t we stop striving for this ideal? Constantly mirroring ourselves to others? And finding perfection in the human?
We can’t let society define what beauty is for us. Maybe it’s much better to be the best version of yourself . To be happy with who you are. Let’s say goodbye to the phenomenon called the beauty ideal.
Because woman, you are beautiful.
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