So your question is "why do we reject people who are not beautiful?'
One reason may be that we are afraid or uncomfortable around people who are disfigured. I think that goes way back to the basic human and the "survival of the fittest" thing. The second being that from my experience working in a doctors office and seeing many people, I have found that a great many of our unattractive people do not take care of themselves or even try to look good. I believe that you can do something for yourself to look better if you truly care and try to. People who are more attractive take more time and care of themselves. In other words, I think that everyone can be attractive if they take a little care and time to do so. Why do we reject them? Our country's push for beauty, in magazines, movie stars, celebrity's, etc, set our standard to the point where we start to believe that if you are not drop dead gorgeous then you have no worth. Its a very sad event, it probably really got started in the 1920's, and it has affected the self esteem of many people today. We all want to be beautiful in one way or another. We all obsess about our weight hair and looks. We must go back to the basic belief that true worth is what is in your heart, not what is on your face.
2007-02-28 00:31:45
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answered by crzygal 3
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The rejects are a threat to the Common's way of life. Whether an artist or a drug addict or a rapist or a generation or an idea or a group. They all threaten the society to some extent at some level, for some reason. Unfortunately most of the individuals of this society are afraid of life. Modern society pushes away, resists and rejects what it doesn't understand or what it is afraid of. A overgrown tribe with a loss of god. I'd suggest asking 20 people that you consider 'normal' in the sense that society wouldn't ultimately reject them, what they think about the so-called rejects. Also ask 20 people who are outstanding citizens in that they are not only contributing sufficiently to the tribe but also doing their fair share of consuming.
2007-02-28 08:34:38
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answered by Anonymous
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I commend your understanding.
Maybe society is not as together as we like to think and is more of a communal delusion? We think wealth and fame buys happiness, yet the lives of celebs are anything but well adjusted. They're just as human as us. We purchase insurance thinking it will protect us, yet look at New Orleans almost 2 years later. We desire material stuff, which we begin to lose interest in as soon as we buy it. Happiness is always somewhere we are not. And when we get there, it's not as great as you thought it would be.
I feel we are trying to synthesize nature. That which already is.
Those that do not agree with the delusion or worse, who make us confront that reality; end up as outcast. Never underestimate the power of denial and fear.
Some do end up outcast due to attributes which make socity see them as "unpopular". This is unfortunate because the slightest change of circumstance and that could be us. Not to mention tearing down others to raise yourself only rips the soil from beneath your own feet.
2007-02-28 08:52:49
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answered by guy o 5
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I'm not sure exactly what you're asking but I always loved the story of the ugly duckling & could relate to it. The ugly duckling was an outcast because he was different from the others. But it turned out that he would grow up to be a beautiful swan. I was picked on when I was younger & bullied. I was called ugly. I was a target because I was shy & smart in school & didn't stand up for myself. I was skinny & pale & awkward & couldn't afford to dress like the other kids in my neighbourhood. A funny thing happened as I got older though. I suppose I blossomed. I went from being picked on to being picked up! I was complimented by strangers & asked if I was a model. I even became a model and got a few gigs (a tv commercial, catalog, print work etc). Yet no matter how many compliments I got, I still felt ugly. Those insults hurt & stayed with me, to some degree even now.
I realize now though, that people are just afraid of anyone different. They feel threatened by them. Most people (especially young people) have such a strong need to belong & fit in that they will tear apart anyone who is on the fringes just to separate themselves from them "You're not one of us, you don't belong!" Anyone who doesn't quite "fit in" becomes a target, a scapegoat. A lot of people that I admire (artists, poets etc) throughout history were misunderstood & rejected by the society they lived in. People on the fringes are unique. They make people uncomfortable. But now I am happy to stand out rather than blend in. Being special is a gift & a curse. It's nice to be extraordinary but it can be lonely not to be ordinary like the majority. The thing is, anyone who really made a difference in the world has been one of these outcasts. A rebel who didn't fit in. Jesus was the most remarkable! Look how they treated him!!! Misfits are in good company...
Beauty comes from the inside. Yes it's nice to be told I'm beautiful now but the important thing is to love myself & others. To be a good person & know that no one can take that from me. I wish I had stood up for myself when I was a kid. The guys that picked on me were the ugly ones. Inside & out. Bullying, cruelty to others is the ugliest thing in the world. Love is the most beautiful.
2007-02-28 09:52:39
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answered by amp 6
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Well, I truly don't understand your question. Could you be more specific? An example might also help.
2007-02-28 08:24:02
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answered by Steven Z 4
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everyone has inniner beauty,search yourself and find what makes you feel beautiful.
2007-02-28 08:23:16
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answered by yucky 1
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