Our reflections, what we take in & process from our external world, are wildly distorted. Period. End stop. After all, in the Victorian era, plucking a woman's upper hairline, in order to give one a large forehead, was considered beautiful. Our impressions are distorted by our culture, our … [Read more...] about Warning: reflections in this mirror may be distorted by socially constructed ideas of beauty
Beauty comes …. beauty goes
My last post was about 'beauty being in the eye of the editor.' Important stuff. Serious stuff. And... because I like whimsy and because 1 of Rock.Paper.Scissors' founding principles was and continues to be humour and improv, there's always another side. Tongue firmly planted in cheek, where … [Read more...] about Beauty comes …. beauty goes
What's beautiful is in the eye of the editor
Beauty is captivating. Beauty is compelling. False beauty draws us slyly to its side. All the while whispering empty promises. "Buy this ______ (fill in the blank with your choice: car, lipstick, dress, watch....) and you'll be like me." True beauty reflects beauty back. Welcomes us up onto the … [Read more...] about What's beautiful is in the eye of the editor
