I shared not too long ago that I had watched some episodes of Real Housewives.
In one of the shows (I’m thinking it was probably Beverly Hills) one of the women spoke about how it’s pretty much expected that you have plastic surgery. Actually, I don’t think she even said ‘pretty much’, I think she simply said that it’s expected.
While I firmly believe that each person should do with their own body as they feel best, I do get pretty perturbed (to put it quite mildly) about all the ‘expectations’ put out there on women, now, more then ever.
Then today, someone shared this link on facebook: http://www.luckymag.com/blogs/luckyrightnow/2011/08/rachel-weisz–emma-thompson-and-kate-winslet-are-forming-an-anti
The article says that three actresses, Rachel Weisz, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet are forming an anti-plastic surgery league.
I’m not sure just how ‘true’ that is (the actual league bit), but I am more then thrilled to see some Hollywood ‘glam’ standing up for a woman’s right to simply age gracefully!
Why is it that we seem to think a woman with poofed up lips (and boobs) is so much prettier then one with a few laugh lines around her eyes and breasts that are proud to have nursed children, and possibly sagging some because of it? (FIVE babes in my case, I can roll’em up and stuff’em in, and I’m darn proud of it!)
I especially appreciated this part:
And Rachel Weisz raises a point that I think we can all get behind: “People who look too perfect don’t look sexy or particularly beautiful.”
I wholeheartedly agree with this statement.
And what I’d like to know, is who gets to deem who as pretty, sexy or beautiful anyways?
Why is it we’ve stooped so low as to allow anyone to have that particular right?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Let’s not forget that truth!
And with that, I’m going to share one last time that we have a contest still ongoing, which I will be closing this weekend. This is YOUR chance to win one of TWO free gift certificates for $20.00 in our shop! FREE!
http://homesteademporium.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/silly-saturday-silly-self-and-a-contest/
So come join in on the fun! Surely there are some more brave women out there! All you have to do is snap a photo of yourself, and share. Let’s show the world we’re beautiful, and PROUD of it!
It drives me crazy that it is nearly “expected” to be “fake”!!!! I’m all for looking our best, yes i look my best with supportive garmets, make-up and styling gel to tame the frizz. But, I don’t want people thinking that i’m ashamed of my age by appearing to try to turn back time.
Bev (43!!! and i’ve earned my SMILE lines)
I would so not want to snap a photo of myself right now. Ha!
I definitely agree with the argument against plastic surgery. I think it tends to do more harm than good to one’s self-esteem. And, even if one is not exactly pleased 100% with the way she (or he) looks – and no one is – I still don’t understand having someone else shape your face or body. To me, that is much worse than just being happy with, or at least accepting, the way you are. I don’t think people realize how unrealistic it looks to have puffed up lips. All it says, to me, is “I am unhappy with the way I look/looked.” Even when I see people with overly bleached or dyed hair, I cringe sometimes, wondering, “Do they think that looks natural, or even good?” But I can at least understand being creative with hair and makeup, since makeup comes off and hair grows out. And some people can get away with it if they know how to do it. But I would not want someone molding me into what people think women should look like today (‘today” because it changes with time).
But I think there are some exceptions when plastic surgery is a must or is at least understood, of course, like if someone is severely burned or cut up (I’m thinking of a man I saw in the emergency room who’d had a seizure and had fallen on a window and his face was cut up so badly they were going to reconstruct his entire face). And in the case of breast cancer, I can understand getting breast implants after a mastectomy. But aside from the few people that need it, such as in the case that something is causing physical discomfort or something needs to be fixed, I don’t see why such surgeries are so accepted, encouraged, or even expected. And why would someone want capped teeth if his teeth were fine? Why would someone want tattoos? I understand it’s “art” but drawings belong on paper or in a frame, not in your skin to stay there. (Many people I know, including my mom and several of my friends, have tattoos, but those people know I just don’t get it and we agree to disagree.)
For the most part, I am okay with my imperfections, as long as they don’t cause me pain later. And I don’t need a bunch of piercings and tattoos to decorate myself. Simplicity looks much better to me.