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Montreal Skye
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I was looking at shopping flyers when I came across this image. Obviously it was altered to make the light-haired girl look alienishy thin. I really don't understand the whole airbrush thing. It just sells the idea of our society's standard of "perfection", but I guess lots of people think that's the ideal. I know that this kind of garbage affects girls' self-esteem, we're bombarded with these images at an earlier and earlier age. Do you guys feel the same pressure to be perfect due to advertising? I'm wondering how this affects everyone's self-esteem, I know that for me, it was bad for many years. I couldn't meet those standards of "perfection" so I didn't even try to be with anyone...there was even a time I considered plastic surgery...when I really don't need it - and truthfully, I don't want to go that route ever. I've been told I look young for my age...but I used to see one wrinkle and I was all over the beauty sites trying to find a solution for it...wasting money on marketed products that really don't work at all.
To be honest, since I stopped watching television, those ideas have not been so prevalent in my thoughts and I've been able to heal a lot of that damaged self-esteem. I do take care of myself but I no longer try to reach those fantasy standards of perfection. It saddens me to hear people talk about the "perfect" or "ideal" beautiful woman or handsome man...is that based purely on looks? I'm rambling a little but I guess this photo really annoyed me.
To be honest, since I stopped watching television, those ideas have not been so prevalent in my thoughts and I've been able to heal a lot of that damaged self-esteem. I do take care of myself but I no longer try to reach those fantasy standards of perfection. It saddens me to hear people talk about the "perfect" or "ideal" beautiful woman or handsome man...is that based purely on looks? I'm rambling a little but I guess this photo really annoyed me.