Written by: Bipana Shrestha - 24002, Grade X
Posted on: 29 April, 2021
Everyone wants to become pretty or at least would like to become pretty. But the thing is what is the meaning of beauty. Beauty is very subjective. In the west, people desire sunkissed skin while in the east people desire white and fair skin. Beauty standards and trends are constantly changing in society. And there is always a new version of beauty.
As mentioned above beauty standards are always changing. People also bully those who don’t keep up with these standards. When different standards arise, not every individual will fit in it. Back in the day, chubby and overweight people were called beautiful but now they are scorned and laughed at. Because of some standards, people are losing confidence. There are so many people who are very insecure about how they look all the time.
There is an example of a skinny body. Having a skinny body implies that you are beautiful. It has been going around for quite some years. Many young people have been suffering from anxiety and depression because they cannot get skinny. People’s desire for a skinny body is so strong, some start having eating disorders. People lose confidence and start hating themselves because of some irrelevant “beauty standards”. Society wants us to be our true selves but criticizes us when we do that. You know that there is something wrong with our society when a 7-year-old says, “I’m ugly.”
We can shed light on this issue by spreading awareness about it. Even by talking to someone, we feel comfortable, we can feel better. A young girl should not be standing on the weight machine and getting anxious about her weight. We should learn how to love ourselves unconditionally and embrace our true selves; because at the end of the day, external beauty is only temporary.
