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Originally Posted by *Nikki*
I mean I wouldn't MIND looking like some of those girls, and some are really really pretty even before makeup and such. I am content that I look halfway decent without doing much, that to me is good enough. Makeup is fun to play with, but not something I spend time and effort on a daily basis.
As long as there are women, there with be beauty ideals. We can never escape that.
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This is true. For example, I have met Cindy Crawford and seen her without a stitch of makeup and I can tell you with complete honesty that she is a knockout. Stunningly beautiful. Most of the supermodels are "close to perfection." That's why they are supermodels. I think the real travesty is the manipulation of the images of women in more pedestrian advertising roles and, most likely, celebrity photography, such as the woman in the Dove message, to make them seem "close to perfect" as well. Manipulating their images in such a way that no amount of plastic surgery could match for the ordinary woman. I do think that is a disturbing and dangerous "beauty ideal" to set for young women.
I showed this film to both of my daughters and they watched it over and over and over and told all of their friends about it - it really impacted them. I think these sorts of
exposes could be really healthy for our young girls who are dealing with the prevalence of these images in our culture.