TED KDZ . EREĞLİ COLLEGE / 10-A +
The Perception Of Beauty In My Imagination
Duru TAK
What society defines as beautiful for women : small nose , clear skin , big eyes , big lips , smooth and slim body , etc . As for men : muscle , sharp jawline , perfect nose , beard , deep voice , short hair , being at perfect height and any other masculine features define their beauty . Perception of beauty changes through the years ; it even changes between the parts of the world .
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If we take ‘ Mona Lisa ’ -Leonardo da Vinci ’ s painting from 1500s- as a guide ; we can see that the beauty standards were far different from ours . She has thin lips , a long nose , no eyebrows and yet she still has one of the most admirable faces .
In the early parts of the 18th century men used to wear long wigs , feminine clothes and shoes with low heels , so their fashion was not masculine , and they weren ’ t muscular either ; unlike the 21st century .
Let ’ s go back to today ’ s world . Asians , white and black people have distinct opinions on beauty . Black people think being chubby is attractive but Asians and white people disagree . In fact , Asians are strict about being skinny . However , they also different when it comes to faces . Asians want to be cute . White people prefer be appealing and charming which we can describe as more grown up .
So , as a result , perception of beauty isn ’ t something permanent and not fitting it , -in the words of society- having ‘ flaws ’ doesn ’ t matter at all . I believe that what makes us beautiful is our inner self , opinions , attitude towards others and love .
What we call beauty is temporary . We need to embrace our ‘ flaws ’ and show the world that all these standards are just a big lie . What make us beautiful are our differences .