Are we deceived by computer generated beauty?

[redpaintednavi]

Originally Posted by Aquaplant

The only thing that advocates this beauty standard that you speak of are part of the cosmetics industry that make loads of money because women spend huge amounts of money on vanity products and all that jazz.

Trying to blame individuals is just plain wrong.

It is not just the individuals, it is the system itself, and the "culture" it leads to, that leads us to search for superficial beauty and superficial pleasure.

Originally Posted by Human No More

There's nothing wrong with that either. People want to look good, and shouldn't be banned from doing so.

People have been trying to look good since the stone age, so it is probably a part of being human, but to commecialize beauty (especially the kind of superficial beauty that is obtained by plastic surgery and similar) and put harder and harder pressure on those who do not conforme to the more and more unrealistic standards we are setting up, seems to lead us in the wrong direction.

[iron_jones]

Originally Posted by redpaintednavi

It is not just the individuals, it is the system itself, and the "culture" it leads to, that leads us to search for superficial beauty and superficial pleasure.

Why is this thread even active still?
People like attractive people. No one's looking for a 9 foot tall blue chick. And no one thinks bone thin models are attractive.