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Thanks
for your note to FEMINIST.COM.
I'm not sure exactly what you
are looking for--but using the
keywords that you sent and the
overall topic of pressure on
women to look a certain way,
here's my free-write:
Fake Beauty--is the result of
women wanting to look a certain
way because they believe that
is how they are supposed to
look rather than how they naturally
look. For instance, skinny legs,
when they naturally have larger
legs. Blonde hair when they
naturally have brown hair.
Fake beauty doesn't mean necessarily
"high maintenance" beauty, but
it is a matter of how you use
the products and why. Are you
using them because you honestly
want to or because you feel
like you have to in order to
fit a certain role.
Real Beauty--is using what we
have. This may mean adorning
ourselves, but it's all about
choice. It could mean enhancing
what we have, but it doesn't
mean manipulating what we have.
And the real mark of distinction
is being happy with who we are
rather than what we don't have.
Self-esteem
is often how we influence this.
For instance, people say that
if one has high self-esteem
they won't be consumed with
their looks and vice versa being
obsessed with your looks is
the result of low self-esteem.
In general that is certainly
true, how we feel about ourselves
is reflected in how we treat
ourselves. However, its also
a matter of how we think others
view us. For instance, we could
be happy with who we are, but
are getting so many mixed messages
that over time we don't know
what to believe. So it's important
that other people reinforce
what we believe to be true about
ourselves or we ignore people,
but the latter doesn't seem
to be an option.
I hope that helps with your
project - good luck - Amy
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