Comparing Beyonce's Beautiful And Pretty Hurts

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Christina Aguilerra's "Beautiful" and Beyonce's "Pretty Hurts" videos have many similarities. For example, one of the similarities that they both have been both dealing with an issue in society today. The issue in society in insecurity. These two songs and the videos are spot on with this issue. They both talk about how they feel about people changing themselves for other people.

In Beyonce's "Pretty Hurts" video, it talks about all of the things people so to please other people and the media. She, Beyonce, basically talks about how was long as you are pleased with the way you look that is all that matters, which relates tight into Christina Aguilerra's "Beautiful". Her video, Christina Aguilerra, talks about how you are beautiful

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