They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what happens when the eyes of the beholder are manipulated by the social media? Let's take a look at what beauty was perceived as back when Marilyn Monroe was the hottest pin-up. In the fifties, beauty was more about who you were as a person; meaning your character and about having a healthy and happy lifestyle. Marilyn Monroe was in fact between the size of 12-16 whereas models today are size 0 or even 00. Although Miss Monroe is still a fashion and sex icon in today's world, many young women and many adult women strive to achieve the "ideal body image" of a size 2 or 0.
This "ideal body image" is in fact quite unhealthy and nearly impossible to achieve, only 1-2% of people in the world have a figure of a model and most of us, although we perceive them as beautiful and elegant, can also see the hunger and eating disorder in their eyes.
So what is beauty? It SHOULD be your character, how you treat others and how others respect you and act toward you. it SHOULD be how determined and motivated you are no matter how difficult the circumstances or obstacles that may try to hinder your accomplishments and it SHOULD NOT be about how tiny your waist line is or if your thighs don't touch.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the beholder must learn to wipe his glasses of all the dusty film.
