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Written by xiahzeuni.

You are beautiful no matter what they say. Words can't bring you down, no, no.You are beautiful in every single way. Yes words can't bring you down, oh, no. So don't you bring me down today

-"Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera

Time after time I hear the words "short," "fat," and "ugly." Since when was it a necessity to make fun of people? Since when did outer appearance hold a more important value than inner beauty? Since when did our generation become so obsessed with beauty trends?

Outer appearance is so overrated.

Imagine for a minute, you married a person based on his/her fantastic looks and body. Fourty years from now, would he/she have the same face? same body? No. That's the truth. People start to age as soon as they hit mid-twenties. Sad? But true. That same fourty years later, you will realize that there's nothing behind the face. If you didn't love the person for his/her personality, then the chances of you learning to love it fourty years later is nil.

So why is it that people judge you based on your appearance? The person did not do anything to receieve the 'pretty' genes of their parents. Seriously. They just won the gene lottery. Oh goody! But the real question is, who gets to define the definition of beauty? For all I know, I think a lot of people are beautiful, even though they don't fall into the traditional beauty category.

Surprisingly enough, I learned my lesson while watching America's Next Top Model. Crazy as it may sound, models are not pretty. Some models are actually quite different from what we call the traditional beauty: big eyes, high nose, distinct facial features, flawless skin, deep-set eyes, full mouth, etc. There were people with smaller eyes, crooked nose, small and thin mouth, and way-too-big forehead. It's interesting, though, how some who seemed so ugly began to look so attractive, just because somebody consistently said so. If Tyra hadn't said some of the models were beautiful, I never would have thought so by the end of the cycle.

Apart from the show, I watched an interview based on Asian models. The model industry embraces the traditional Asian beauty: small eyes, high cheekbones, flatter nose, etc. It's encouraging, because Korean women get plastic surgery to look more western.

So let me ask you this. The model industry, the world where outer appearance says it all, is beginning to accept different types of beauty, but why are WE so stuck on just one type of beauty? Why do we not accept unique qualities?

Teenagers look at each other and say, "Damn she's so fat!" "Oh my god, he's soo ugly. How can you look like that?" "What's up with her eyes? Sooo weird"

Why do they say those things? The thing is, it is the group of people who feel insecure who feel the need to cut others down. When others are feeling like crap, they feel more secure. Psychologically speaking, it strengthens you when you hurt others, because for few moments, you hold the whip. Is that worth it? Not at all. In the end, the only person you're hurting is yourself, because, you know what? Soon or later, they will realize your opinion and criticism doesn't matter. They pass you by, while you just become a bitter person, dependent on somebody else's unhappiness.

You are all beautiful. All in different ways. You may not be shining or emitting your inner beauty. You might not even find it until later in life. But everybody is drop dead gorgeous in their own ways. Don't let yourself get stepped all over. Don't let yourself feel like you have to bring down others.

Don't let trends tell you that you aren't beautiful.

xoxo
eunice

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