This article talks about how the media portrays how people are supposed to look in order to be beautiful. The media usually makes blondes look as if they are the only kind of people who are appealing to the public. The article also refers to the movie KING KONG and how Kong falls in love with another blonde (Naomi Watts). I feel that this is stereotyping in a few ways, but it's not that serious.
Beauty is, honestly, a person with a positve attitude towards the world that they live in. Yes, they may or may not look good on the outside. But it doesn't really matter what's on the outside. It's what's in the inside that counts.
February 5 2006, 23:34:18 UTC 6 years ago
blonde is beautiful mystique
You're right. The article is definitely understandable as far as King Kong being stereotypical. The beautiful blonde tames the beast. I guess that story is a little old and tired, and can even be disappointing to those who don't fit that "mold." However, I guess that was the point of the story: a big beast falls in love with his complete opposite, and meanwhile she shows compassion for him, which originally seemed unlikely. Still, I think that the story would have been equally as touching if she was a brunette, without a flawless physique.Nonetheless, as you said, beauty is truly within oneself. Without her compassion for Kong, I doubt her character would have been as likeable. But, i believe that the media should further illustrate beauty as being based on how people act or treat others; there shouldn't be such narrow and high expectations for people within our society.
February 27 2006, 15:50:09 UTC 6 years ago
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