toriakaravchuk
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I am looking to start a discussion regarding why there is less of an emphasis on conventional looksmaxxing for women.
Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this, no hate intended...
When placed in the context of social media and modelling, men have more diverse features and can still be found attractive as they are... women considered attractive are more copy + paste with the same makeup looks, nails, lashes, BBL, Photoshop, whatever. There seems a lot more emphasis on our having a specific and/or uniform appearance.
Looksmaxxing is clearly a more male-dominated field. For women, I don't believe bone structure, body proportions etc. are placed in as high regard as with men, and softer features are sometimes found permissible in contrast to their defined counterparts. We're also more susceptible to fall victim to (excessive) use of makeup - which men aren't encouraged to do - and plastic surgery to mask imperfections. This leaves me wondering if there is any point in trying to change ourselves as we are; it doesn't sit well with me that you can 'fake it til you make it', but your children will still inherit the genetic traits you were born with. If they are exposed to the same environmental and physiological factors, they will also be likely to develop the same deficits e.g. recessed chin due to prolonged mouth breathing. You will still have the same face you were born with - but what does it matter if you age when you can cover it all anyway?
Shouldn't we encourage women to also correct their lifestyle postures and implement self-care activities, instead of hiding their imperfections?
Why is the emphasis on looking like duplicates of each other for women, but making the most of what you look like as a man?
What happened to appreciating authenticity in the midst of a multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry?
Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this, no hate intended...
When placed in the context of social media and modelling, men have more diverse features and can still be found attractive as they are... women considered attractive are more copy + paste with the same makeup looks, nails, lashes, BBL, Photoshop, whatever. There seems a lot more emphasis on our having a specific and/or uniform appearance.
Looksmaxxing is clearly a more male-dominated field. For women, I don't believe bone structure, body proportions etc. are placed in as high regard as with men, and softer features are sometimes found permissible in contrast to their defined counterparts. We're also more susceptible to fall victim to (excessive) use of makeup - which men aren't encouraged to do - and plastic surgery to mask imperfections. This leaves me wondering if there is any point in trying to change ourselves as we are; it doesn't sit well with me that you can 'fake it til you make it', but your children will still inherit the genetic traits you were born with. If they are exposed to the same environmental and physiological factors, they will also be likely to develop the same deficits e.g. recessed chin due to prolonged mouth breathing. You will still have the same face you were born with - but what does it matter if you age when you can cover it all anyway?
Shouldn't we encourage women to also correct their lifestyle postures and implement self-care activities, instead of hiding their imperfections?
Why is the emphasis on looking like duplicates of each other for women, but making the most of what you look like as a man?
What happened to appreciating authenticity in the midst of a multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry?