In Your Opinion, Has the Defenition of Beauty Changed Because of the Many Ways We Have to View It?

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I am writing a research paper and need opinions on if people agree or disagree that the definition of beauty has changed because of the ways we view it (internet, magazines, tv) or if has changed because of our changing times and styles. You can also throw in you opinion on if it has changed or any other opinions on beauty. Thanks much!

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Answer by Juli
I think it has changed due to the media exposure in the past 20 years, along with people becoming more tolerant of “different looks” and different perceptions of beauty.

I think back to the 1970’s….beautiful was considered tall, blonde, and busty…think of the original supermodel Cheryl Tiegs or actress Farrah Fawcett. While Jaclyn Smith was just as beautiful as Farrah and Kate Jackson had a better figure (although it was hidden by her “career women” wardrobe, Farrah stood out because of what society’s image of beauty was. That tall blonde image rolled into the 1980’s with Christie Brinkley, Kim Alexis, and Kelly Emberg being the top models of the early 80’s. That went with the “Greed is Good” and “the bigger the better…when it came to shoulder pads and hair” image and society. It wasn’t until the late 80’s when a shift in people’s perception brought us brunette like beauties Christy Turlington and of course, Cindy Crawford (complete with signature mole) and actress Julia Roberts with a wider-than average smile and a larger than size 2 body (early on). Women of color such as Naomi Campbell became a “Supermodel” not just a “black supermodel”, so society as a whole was starting to make progress in the right direction! In the early 90’s, the look went to “heroin addict” appearance like Kate Moss was famous for. Notice the change with popular music…grunge was in and the sloppy drug addict appearance went along with it. Now, think about how we went from the 1970’s with basic network TV to the 1980’s with cable and MTV, into the early 1990’s with a lot of TV shows focusing on “Entertainment Tonight” and celebrities.

I hope that gives you some ideas.

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