What is beauty? Is it defined by
appearance, or is it something more? When you meet a new person, what is the
first beautiful thing you try to find in them? Is it their unnatural tan, their
frizzy hair, or perhaps their pointy nose?
Look at the link at the bottom of this page.
It is a link to the dictionary.com page which defines beauty. The first
definition states: “the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind.” This definition depicts inner beauty rather than
outer beauty- which is the way society should look at beauty. The second
definition however reads: “a beautiful person, especially a woman.” I’m sorry,
but really? “Especially” women? Who wrote this definition anyway- could it have
been a man? Does he realize what he has done?
For generations, the image of
beauty was the stereotypical woman. Tall, blonde, tan, and skinny, this woman
had the looks other ladies would kill for. She also had the looks men wanted for
their future wife. Women were thought to be the property of men; they cooked
for the men, they cleaned for the men, they pleased the men- women were alive
to make the lives of men easier and more pleasant.
It didn’t matter what women in
our history did, our actions always revolved around the men, and how they would
react. God forbid dinner was a couple of minutes late; when he walked in
the door after work, you took off his shoes and fed him dinner. That’s not necessarily the way things are today. If
you are a woman who currently likes taking off your man’s shoes and making sure dinner is
perfect every single night, be my guest. I have no right to tell you what you
can and cannot do- but in the past that was a man’s job (to control you), and I’m glad I never
had to live through that. I’m pretty sure my big mouth would get me in more
trouble than my man really wanted to deal with.
I’m glad I live in a time where
men and women are equal. I can’t imagine waking up in the morning automatically
thinking about what you can do to make your man happy. I wonder what he’ll want
for breakfast; better make sure I tie his shoes tight so they won’t come undone
during his busy day; I better get the house cleaned so that he feels like I
really do care. I mean, come on. Who does that? I’ll tell you who does: the stereotypical
woman.
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Dang! those are some really good points, and i love how you went of of the dictionary definitions in this post. Very unique!
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