I’m so tired of reading comments and messages of young ladies who keep telling themselves that they’re ugly because they don’t fit the predetermined standard of beauty that was established by Hollywood as well as the fashion and beauty industries. A prototype that is so difficult for us women to identify with, but that we’ll do anything and spend everything to try and live up to it. No! You’re not fat, you’re not ugly, you’re butt is perfect, your breasts are perfect, your skin is fine, your hair is lovely whether it’s curly or straight, short or long is just perfect. Your body is lovely, your nose is beautiful, those wrinkles on your face look great, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT IN EVERY SINGLE WAY. Because… Everything that you are is what makes you extraordinary. It is so weird how everyone wants to stand out, but at the same time they all want to look the same . They follow fashion trends to look like other women, they get thick lips, tiny waist, big round butt, big breasts, small nose, perfect wrinkle- less skin, thick long hair, perfect flat tummy, slim arms and perfect nails. How could you possibly stand out when you’re doing everything in your power to look like some else? That is not what you were meant to look like and what you are my dear, that is beauty .
The most expensive purse in the world is an exotic Hermes purse, made with crocodile skin and incrusted with white diamonds. Why is it so expensive? Because it is unique, it is one of a kind. What is it that makes a brand exclusive and expensive? That it’s not made for the masses; they carry unique and exclusive designs only for delicate and knowledgeable taste. When you purchase these brands you know you won't see a million girls wear your same dress, shoes or purse. And that is what makes it desirable; Exclusivity and UNIQUENESS.
Michael Kors´ doom came when his “exclusive” purses became purchased by the masses. They weren’t exclusive anymore, they became ORDINARY. I feel bad using a woman to get my point across, however, it is a woman whom I don’t respect. Kim Kardashian has become the predetermined perception of beauty. She however, is everything that counterfeit represents.... Unauthentic, and unnecessary. A woman who doesn’t care about the fake and hazardous message she’s spreading around the world. A cruel woman who wears fur, regardless of the suffering of animals and she does it with the sole purpose of vanity! A woman who holds no value but her artificial beauty, no charming personality, no intellect, no talent, no courage, a woman who portrays herself as a complete materialistic person. Don't get me wrong... I think I have the right to use any form of analogy to buttress my point and I owe no one an apology and I specifically choose Kim because most Ladies idolize her by having several pictures of her on their phones.
Is this your idea of beauty?
Why DO YOU want to look like these fake celebrities, LIKE KIM? Because to me, she doesn’t look how she’s meant to look, she’s had a lot of plastic surgery, she wears tons of makeup and she pretty much lives solely for her looks. Painting over a Monet to make it look like Van Gogh would ruin the painting. It would make it unauthentic, fake, useless, meaningless and unnecessary. Hollywood and the fashion and beauty industries have spent BILLIONS of dollars to make you want to look like someone else. They have carefully designed a difficult stereotype that women would struggle to identify with, so they could make YOU want to look like that and spend money on their useless products.
Whether it’s thebody of a supermodel, extremely skinny, or Kim Kardashian, extremely curvy. As you can see, beauty parameters are generally dictated by someone.
In China, having small feet used to be considered beautiful and women went through great pain and suffering to achieve that. In Myanmar long necks are considered
beautiful, so women put rings on their neck to make them longer. The reality is that if you’re expecting for the world to view you as beautiful, you’ll spend you’re entire life feeling ugly. The fashion and beauty industries might have established a beauty design of what a woman has to look like, however, different countries, cultures, times and ethnicities break this perception. So… you want to look beautiful for the western world. Why? So you can be viewed as an object of desire. So you can have men’s attention? Do
you really want the attention of someone who cares solely about what you look like? Do you really want the attention of someone so worthless who only cares about the
superficial exterior of your being? Do you want envy from other women? Why? Physical beauty only goes so far and then other more important qualities kick in. A woman who is just physically perceived as beautiful because she has followed a pre-established design of beauty, is everything BUT beautiful. It doesn’t show beauty, it shows low self-esteem and THAT my friend is NOT beautiful.
CONFIDENCE is one of the most beautiful traits a woman can have. It doesn’t matter what you look like, what you’re wearing or the size of your breasts. Let me tell you, My
hair is not perfect, my body is not considered perfect, my butt is portable and easy to grab unlike that of Nikky Minaj and Kim whatever... so I feel like my butt looks directly proportional to my body size and Oh MY GOD... I walk like I own it.
When I look at myself in the mirror, i smile and appreciate God for His infallible creativity. I don't need to look like Genevieve or Jackie before i acknowledge the awesomeness of God in making me His express image. I’m smoking hot, because I am unique, timeless, extraordinary, exclusive and one of kind.” And so are you! So walk like you own it, because you do and forget what the beauty magazines and fake celebrities portray as beauty.
Esther ijeoma Ogbuka.
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