Beauty Standards

Different cultures altering women’s bodies on photoshop to conform to their country’s beauty standard

Beauty standards were placed and created by men to segregate humanity, encourage lookism, and push for women to conform to male desire.

The beauty standard for men is minimal, only involving physique standards such as athletic ability and, very rarely, tall stature. For women, in society, their worth is based on her physical appearance, the beauty standard being much higher for them. A woman must have facial attractiveness, rare, however natural body features such as a large bust and a prominent backside all while maintaining a skinny figure. She must have long, thick natural straight hair but must also not have body hair visible on her body. Beauty standards for men and women are highly unbalanced and often considered unfair.

Childhood

Since childhood, the feminine beauty ideal is shoved down girls’ throats partially through toys involving makeup, fashion, and dolls manufactured to look ‘beautiful’ according to the male gaze. Fairytales, teen movies, books, are also written to subconsciously teach women to be seen as physically attractive by men. These thoughts are usually permanently embedded in womens’ mind’s until death.