Beauty Is???

When did we get a standard for beauty and why? I know this standard was set long before I came into the world, because it was predetermined for me to be one of the uglies. So, when did we set this standard? Who set the standard? Why did we set the standard? Why is there only one specific look that is viewed as being beautiful? What about the rest of us?

As I’ve stated before, I am an ugly, in the eyes of society of course. But when I look in the mirror at these round brown eyes, my full lips, and curly low-cut, I see nothing but an image of what is truly beautiful. Society puts billions of dollars into the beauty industry to show their disagreement. And it is so frustrated. I do a pretty good job of holding my head high, but sometimes (like when I’m PMSing) all it takes is a glance at the cover of a magazine, or the flipping through some channels and I’m bawling my eyes out. Because I don’t look like them. And then I immediately hate myself afterwards for even wanting to walk around looking like these mindless drones… its all a very complicated situation and I’m sure I’m not the only woman going through it.

Here’s a vid of my favorite poem about beauty and I listen to it whenever I need to be consoled by what real beauty is.

What do you think??

XoXo,

Tia