Nicolette Van Duysen
10/30/14
English 1100
Paper
Constructed Beauty
In
my opinion, beauty cannot be constructed. That is, beauty is natural and who
you are, not anything that you are not born with. For example, two TED talks
reflect on beauty with two different points and situations. Cameron Russell is
a beautiful model that opened the eyes to many viewers that beauty goes beneath
the make up not the fake image you see on camera; therefore, she is saying that
beauty cannot be constructed. On the other hand, Aimee Mullins who was an
amputee hosted another TED talk about beauty. She had a disability and
explained to people that beauty can be constructed. She was able to make
herself taller and shorter just by changing the pair of various prostatic legs
that she owned. Even though it is inspiring that a person can make themselves
feel good about whatever situation or condition they are in, personally I agree
with Russell’s point. In my perspective, however you are made is natural
beauty, especially if you can embrace it. Changing your appearances is not
honest beauty. However you were created, you should embrace it instead of
trying to change it.
Furthermore,
I agree when Cameron Russell that we let society construct how we look. For
instance, editing pictures, and feeling like you need a face full of make up is
what people expect. Natural beauty is the kind that you do not need anything to
feel and be beautiful. Beauty comes from the inside and the outside. If you are
happy with yourself and feel beautiful, then you are. No matter what condition
you are born with, you do not need to alter the way you look to be beautiful. Constructed
beauty is not natural beauty.
