What kind of culture do we live in? These days if someone doesn't like their appearance or feels that they are not attractive enough they can simply save up a few thousand dollars and get some plastic surgery. How do people get to the point of surgery? We've all seen that it can go bad just as easy as it can be good. Ashlee Simpson for example, was always the underdog compared to her older sister Jessica. This ultimately pushed her to get a nose job, which I must say turned her into a total swan. Don't get me wrong, there was absolutely nothing wrong with her original nose, but now she is just gorgeous and has surpassed her sisters beauty. Jessica on the other hand, was gorgeous to begin with and had work done and it didn't go so well. Her lip enhancement looked awkward on her face and some would say she tried too hard to achieve beauty and failed. Why do these girls feel such competition with each other and other famous people that they will alter their appearance with permanent surgery. We've all seen how surgery can go extremely bad with stars like Michael Jackson, or Tara Reid. The people had absolutely nothing wrong with their appearance but have somehow been psychologically ruined to think they are not attractive enough. This is so sad. I wonder if our society understands what it does to these poor people. Famous people are idolized by fans who imitate them. They should be setting a positive example for their fans but they are not. If we didn't have all these tabloids that pick apart stars, would they feel so compelled to please us all with their physical appearance? Today in class we discussed identity. I think as a culture we are taught to seek an identity. If we are unsure of our own identity, it is called an identity crisis and one feels they don't belong in society. Is identity physical or psychological? Is it important to ones well-being, or is it irrelevant? Hollywood seems to think identity is just physical appearance.
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I think it is unfortunate and sad that our society is caught up in this plastic surgery craze. Isn't it okay to simply be ourselves, imperfections and all.
I know so many people who would have some kind of surgery done, if they had the money and opportunity that I'm conviced it's not just celebrities... they're just the only ones who can afford it. I think they try to achieve the idea of beauty that our culture puts out there, but it's wrong. We have developed a very inaccurate view of what beauty is. In order for this craze to stop, we need to redefine beauty and stop letting media tell us what we should look like.
It's sad that that is what our society has come to, the values with which we hold high. I don't think that the United States is the only country that holds beauty high. We just have different definitions of beauty and the means to get there.
I wish we could be happy with the way God made us, but we're not. I can say a person's inner beauty can radiate a lot brighter than outer, but that doesn't seem to count in today's world. Unfortunately with the pressures we currently have, identity crises won't fade into history anytime soon.
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