Someone posted this video on facebook the other day. It's about our perception of beauty and how quickly it can be influenced and changed. I bring it up because it's something I've been noticing in myself lately.
You see, in Brazil the beautiful body image is far larger than the one we have in the US. America has somehow gotten to a place where as thin as possible is being glorified (we can blame photoshopped models or whoever, but that's beside the point). I'd heard people say that girls that skinny weren't actually as pretty as the culture made them out to be, but I never saw it myself. You see, growing up I went through a phase of being the fat girl, and at times I still battle that mentality. Thus, skinny was always better.
I've noticed several times recently how skinny American actresses are. I think it comes from the more common body type in Brazil that is fuller. I see this everyday, even on TV. I have become accustomed to this body type, which this video says has changed my understanding of beauty and health.
I don't have anything particularly life-changing to add to the conversation, other than to say I have experienced this changed of perspective over the last year. It's true, this happens. Our perception of beauty is entirely dependent on our culture and what it values. Lets not get wrapped up in a beauty that is fleeting with age and culture and time period.
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