I stumbled across this video clip as a posting on Sherry Quayle’s Facebook profile. Thank’s Sherry. It says something really important about how our perception of beauty has been distorted by artificial, advertising-driven stereotypes.
The really destructive aspect of this is the negative effects that these stereotypes have on the self esteem of young girls who are still developing their sense of self-worth. The Dove trademark (owned by Unilever) has a web site that speaks to this, and also offers tips and expert advise on skin care. You can link to it HERE.
We could all use a reality in how we perceive beauty and how we buy into the advertising-driven myth of unattainable and unreasonable perfection, but it is especially important to think about this if you have young daughters or granddaughters who might be struggling with their self-perspective.