Why is there so much insecurity?

Question

I think i have a nice body but i could tone up a bit. It seems to me that theres a lot of women who are so insecure that they end up getting breast implants, face lifts, rincle removed and such, why is that? If it's not a health hazard why alter the body God gave you?

Answer 1

Because the standards of beauty have gotten ridiculous in our media & entertainment industries, and the level of obesity has risen. If you look at any of the sex symbols from the 30's, 40's, or 50's, (think Jean Harlow, Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, etc) their shape was not "super toned" but more natural...they were still slim and "curvy" then was not a euphemism for "chubby" as it is today.

Nowadays, however, we have people like Elizabeth Hurley who said in an interview that she would kill herself if she was as fat as Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn wasn't fat, she was slender but still healthy. Nowadays we are subject to underweight women with breast implants and told this is "normal," even as more and more people in this country are obese.

Historically, the desired shape was the one available to the rich...in medieval Europe, it was chubby, because if you were overweight it was a sign that you had enough to eat! In the Victorian era, it was desirable to be pale, because poor people worked outside and got tans. Now it's fashionable to be tan because us peons work in offices and the rich can go on vacations and lounge in the sun. Nowadays, overprocessed, high calorie food is cheaper and statistically it is the poorer areas of the country with higher levels of obesity. It is those with more money who can afford good food, personal trainers, and even plastic surgery.

Answer 2

You are absolutely right. We should not mess with what God gave us. Unfortunately in our society, we put so much emphasis on exterior beauty and do so from such a young age, that there are so many women out there that feel that there is no way to be special unless they are beautiful. It really isn't their faults. The media perpetuates this and makes you feel insignificant if you don't look like a Cover Girl. The fact of the matter is that most of us will never look that way, regardless of plastic surgery. The goal is to feel special inside and do wonderful things for other people. Beauty fades so it is important to be beautiful inside...that is what counts and lasts forever.

Answer 3

Because some people are so vain that they don't want to grow old or look old. With age comes wisdom why are we all so afraid of getting older? Personally, I could stand to make a few changes but I'm content with what God gave me. If people spent as much time on looking within themselves instead of looking to outside solutions to look better, this world would be a much better place to be in

Answer 4

The skills of surgeons should be used to save the lives of children born in 3rd world countries with port wine stains or cleft palates that will make them hideous for their whole lives, not wasted on fat women in the US who are too lazy to do some exercise and stop eating at Mickey D's twice a day.

Answer 5

They probably have some sort of mental illness.
Like skinny girls think they are fat so they through up everything they eat to loose weight.

Answer 6

Its all the surrounding....
People around us are insecure and so as others are insecure that leads to dissatisfaction.............
its better to be oneself rather than thinking about others

Answer 7

b/c the world won't except us that way.......we have to be big breasted and skinny if we ever want the spotlight!!

Answer 8

SO YOU LOOK GOOD TO YOURSELF.....SO YOU THEN FEEL GOOD.....ALTER ANTHING ABOUT YOUR BOD THAT YOU WISH ...WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY....... ITS NOT INSECURITY..... ITS FUN.......NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE THINKS....YOU BELONG TO YOU.....

Answer 9

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