tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post116175414562758802..comments2023-09-22T02:24:42.144-07:00Comments on a light inside: Artistic ResponsibilityJenna St.Hilairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16528611770211261141noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22927650.post-1161966130495782082006-10-27T09:22:00.000-07:002006-10-27T09:22:00.000-07:00The video still haunts me...When only 2% of women ...The video still haunts me...<BR/><BR/>When only 2% of women in this world consider themselves beautiful, one no longer has to wonder about the impact of these radically tweaked images. As women, we search the mirror for any semblance of the billboard’s definition of beauty, but it eludes us. A woman may perm and primp for hours, managing to pull off a hazy imitation of the one in the magazine, but all resemblance quickly vanishes as she walks out into the wind and humidity or becomes tired. Yes, I speak of myself as well as "everywoman". Indeed, the whole thing is smoke and mirrors… and Photoshop. How disheartening when we use an illusion for the measure of our worth instead of the knowledge that God created us beautiful. <BR/><BR/>Men seek the image but she eludes him as well. Is it any wonder why the marriage age continues to rise? Why settle? She is out there, right? After all, there are pictures of her everywhere… <BR/><BR/>Could the same thing be happening in women’s hearts when it comes to men? I’m reminded of Sabrina’s comment about David not looking as good as his image in the Gap ad (Sabrina).<BR/><BR/>I can only hope the students in my class paid attention...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com