In Jane Eyre there are ideas repeated over and over again. One of them is outer beauty, and the importance it played on people in the 1840's. So in class we discussed if it is as important to be beautiful on the outside in today's society then it was back then. I had brought up how "super" models tend to have a flaw about them, that not only makes them different, but also beautiful. For example, recently I have noticed that a lot of models I see in adds for big designers have a gap in there teeth. The need to look flawless in the modeling business, I feel, isn't as important as it used to be.
But obviously there is still the want of needing to be perfect. I think everybody has heard of Heidi Pratt. Supposedly she had around 10 plastic surgeries, and if you have seen the before and after pictures it's pretty obvious that the tabloids weren't lying on this story. Below is a video for a Covergirl makeup commercial. Now I'm not sure if this is just advertising for the makeup company, or if this is still the idea of the people in our society.
What do you guys think? Are we getting away from the idea of "outer beauty is everything" or is it getting worse??
You bring up some good points on the way we look at beauty today. Personally, I think outer beauty will always have an affect on people. That's just how people are and I don't really see that changing. I don't think it is as big of a thing as it was back in the 1800's, but the idea of having a nice outer appearance is still important in some people's minds. Like you said with the super models and gaps in the teeth, I think our ideas of "perfect" have changed a lot because more and more people seem to be finding beauty in the imperfections which I think is a good thing. Really good post Jace!
You know, I love that you brought up the "different is beautiful" aspect that's been poping up lately. I've seen a lot of more... well, human models. :) There still needs to be more variety and less photoshop and much much much more acceptance, but I think we're headed in a happier direction.
You bring up some good points on the way we look at beauty today. Personally, I think outer beauty will always have an affect on people. That's just how people are and I don't really see that changing. I don't think it is as big of a thing as it was back in the 1800's, but the idea of having a nice outer appearance is still important in some people's minds. Like you said with the super models and gaps in the teeth, I think our ideas of "perfect" have changed a lot because more and more people seem to be finding beauty in the imperfections which I think is a good thing. Really good post Jace!
ReplyDeleteBah, the video doesn't work for me. :( Sad day.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I love that you brought up the "different is beautiful" aspect that's been poping up lately. I've seen a lot of more... well, human models. :) There still needs to be more variety and less photoshop and much much much more acceptance, but I think we're headed in a happier direction.