Tuesday, November 11, 2008

I'm too sexy...

In answer to Sabrina's question "Is it our responsibility to enact these changes on what is presented by the media? What can we do to force these changes?", that is if we are responsible for changing the media and shifting it away from the plastic, thin, tan, beautiful norms of today, I say both yes and no. If not us, than who else? Obviously Hollywood will not, since beautiful makes money. But values are malleable, and people are easy to sway. If it's important to change, than people will change. At the moment, tall, skinny and tan are in, but that wasn't always the case. In the 16-1700s, it was better for women to be plumper, because it meant they were better for carrying children. Right now, health is important, and being tall, thin, tan, and perfect are marks of good health, but that is changing with the views of perfection being too perfect, and perfection too rare. Even now normalcy is becoming the new perfection. I think all we need to do is wait, and keep our minds open for the next trend.

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