Unrealistic Beauty Standards
What is Beauty Standard?
a beauty standard is a standard that determines physical beauty. Long legs, white skin, and a tall body are often the benchmarks of a woman’s beauty, even though beauty can be interpreted from character or ability to inspire.
Why Should Beauty Standard Be Removed?
Most beauty standard only judge women from their physical appearance. It makes women out there who doesn’t have these features feel unconfident and will do anything to fit in these standards, for example
- strict diet
- overdoing workout
- consuming drugs/medicine
Of course, these activities can harm yourself, especially if you do it continously. That’s why beauty standards must be removed from society, to prevent women feeling unconfident. Beauty is not only judged from physical appearances but more to our kindness and personality.
How Do We Appreciate Ourselves?
- Accept how you are. Don’t compare yourself to others
- Have a supportive environment and accept yourself without changing the way you are
- Feel grateful for everything that you achieved today
- Learn to be more confident and brave to speak up how someone’s true beauty is based on their character, not their physical appearance
Beauty Standard of Beauty 4.0
A beautication, Dr. Lanny Juniarty said that beauty 4.0 is more complex concept than beauty 1.0, beauty 2.0 or beauty 3.0.
Beauty 1.0 which uses the doctor’s point of view and sticks with the golden ratio system. Beauty 2.0 which involves someone’s desire for beauty. And beauty 3.0 which makes beauty a must to increase self-confidence in order for us to be useful in society. Meanwhile, beauty 4.0 beauty standard compete with social media.
Beauty Standards In Different Countries
Every country has it’s own beauty standard. So what is the definition of beauty in other countries?
- crooked teeth-Japan
- wide forehead-Africa
- freckles-Germany
- long hair-India
- long neck-Myanmar
