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anonymous
writes:Why do we women spend so muvh time, energy, and money chasing impossible, an constantly changing standards of beauty? This is separate from health, mind.
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reader, anonymous, writes (15 April 2012): Why do you do it? What compels you to buy makeup and buy flattering clothes? Probably because you think it looks good and makes you feel good or you wouldn't bother. Same with other people. Why do people get in shape? It makes them look good and feel good.
Humans haven't changed much since the beginning of civilization in that regard and that was way before tv, airbrushing, and photoshop. Women in China bound their feet so they would look more like royalty. Men and women in Africa mutilate their earlobes and lengthen their necks with metal chokers because that is their standard of beauty. The media only exploits what we would do already and different companies profit from it.
You are placing a vote with every dollar you spend.
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reader, person12345  +, writes (15 April 2012):
 Because we live in a world that tells women the single most important thing is to be attractive, above all other traits, and we are told that is the only way to be attractive. We all know the photos are photoshopped and not even the models look like that, but those images are shoved in our faces so much it's impossible not to be influenced by them.
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reader, anonymous, writes (15 April 2012): Evolution. In the big picture, attempts to look beautiful are basically attempts to look young, fertile, healthy, and wealthy. That brings status among other women even aside from what men think.
Even the beauty standards on men are increasing these days.
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