This week I read an article on the brand DOVE and its "campaign" for real beauty, and what they think that is. What they have learned about real beauty through out the years. The article started with a story of the writer when she was very young and she saw a billboard of a woman who was in a fancy dress and had lots of makeup on. When she saw this billboard she thought this woman was very beautiful. She latter realized that this picture had been digitally altered, and the way this pictured capture this woman was completely fake."What's 'really beautiful' about someone who doesn't really exist?"(Robyn J.A. Silverman)
After she came to this conclusion about real beauty she searched what was truly beautiful in her life. She came upon memories of two best friends laughing and acting silly together. She thought of a mother and how beautiful they are just because of how they live their lives. Finally, she thought of how anyone is beautiful just because of the little light, or happiness inside of them that shines through when they do something that really means something to them. Some examples of this could be finishing a test, and the feeling that you can get when you just know you have aced it. Or when you say just the right thing to a friend in need, or feel accomplished by something you know you did well at. These are all examples of what Robyn J.A. Silverman knows is real beauty, and is trying to get across in her "campaign" for real beauty through DOVE.
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1 comment:
Very neat idea on beauty and self esteem.
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