07.03.2011

We live in a society where it is okay to judge people because of the way they look. People seek ideal beauty in make up, diet pills, surgeries and sunbeds because of the retouched version we call ideal beauty. I cannot say that I am any better, of course I have been thinking about diet pills and surgery every now and then but I will probably never overstep that boundary that keeps me from acting. However, I do wear make up whenever I am in school but I am proud to say that I have never used a sunbed and I know that I never will. This makes me wonder - why is there a need within me to justify myself? Why am I ashamed of following the norms of our society regarding beauty? I am ashamed because the way we view beauty today is awful. It might sound like a cliché but beauty should come from within. Your actions should be the reason that you are being judged, not your genetics or whether or not you have the money (or lack of braincells?) to do dramatic changes to the way you look. Beauty truly is beast.

The Ark - Beauty is the beast