“Perfection is a Disease of the Nation”
“Never fake yourself just to look perfect because perfection is never real and reality is never perfect” Pete Edochie, a Nigerian actor, stated that reality isn’t always ideal. Society, often women, strive for beauty and perfection; however, they lose themselves in the process and begin to fall apart. The very popular, yet unique, song “Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce gives the typical gender roles to females. Nonetheless, Beyonce contradicts her common self-powering and very feminist lyrics; this song shows the struggles most women go through at some point throughout their life. Women are often expected to be beautiful and look perfect. The song is based on young woman constantly being put down for not being …show more content…
Magazines, television, and even the web constantly put the idealistic view of beauty into the public’s head. Media continuously forces others to believe that there is only one form of beauty. Often being thin, tall, and with perfect skin and hair. Beyonce writes, “Blonder hair, flat chest TV says, "Bigger is better."South beach, sugar free. Vogue says, "Thinner is better" (Knowles). The lyrics state that blonde is beautiful and to have a flat chest; TV has a huge impact on society. Children at a young age watch television and feed into the thoughts of being the perfect female; which will never be obtainable. Vogue, an international magazine, states “thinner is better” forcing the thoughts that if people are not thin enough they are not good enough. People have tried for decades to be the perfect person. There is no remedy nor a specific way to have the ability to meet everyone else's standards on how women should look. Knowles’ wants people to understand the struggles of beauty by stating, “Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst” (Knowles). Women tend to work their hardest at fulfilling an image and in the process they put down other females to feel more attractive. Instead of putting the great things to light people often showcase all the bad going
“Never fake yourself just to look perfect because perfection is never real and reality is never perfect” Pete Edochie, a Nigerian actor, stated that reality isn’t always ideal. Society, often women, strive for beauty and perfection; however, they lose themselves in the process and begin to fall apart. The very popular, yet unique, song “Pretty Hurts” by Beyonce gives the typical gender roles to females. Nonetheless, Beyonce contradicts her common self-powering and very feminist lyrics; this song shows the struggles most women go through at some point throughout their life. Women are often expected to be beautiful and look perfect. The song is based on young woman constantly being put down for not being …show more content…
Magazines, television, and even the web constantly put the idealistic view of beauty into the public’s head. Media continuously forces others to believe that there is only one form of beauty. Often being thin, tall, and with perfect skin and hair. Beyonce writes, “Blonder hair, flat chest TV says, "Bigger is better."South beach, sugar free. Vogue says, "Thinner is better" (Knowles). The lyrics state that blonde is beautiful and to have a flat chest; TV has a huge impact on society. Children at a young age watch television and feed into the thoughts of being the perfect female; which will never be obtainable. Vogue, an international magazine, states “thinner is better” forcing the thoughts that if people are not thin enough they are not good enough. People have tried for decades to be the perfect person. There is no remedy nor a specific way to have the ability to meet everyone else's standards on how women should look. Knowles’ wants people to understand the struggles of beauty by stating, “Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst” (Knowles). Women tend to work their hardest at fulfilling an image and in the process they put down other females to feel more attractive. Instead of putting the great things to light people often showcase all the bad going