Stereotypical Beauty and Body Standards Set by Society

What exactly does being beautiful entail? This is a query with a dynamic
response. Women are expected to conform to the ever-evolving beauty
standards that have been set for them in our culture.

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Stereotypes of Modern times
Women's beauty standards in our modern world are extremely high and
nearly impossible to meet. Women have always been pressured to look a
specific way, and beauty standards are a part of women's history. Media
portrayals of beauty can be seen in social media, publications, films, and
television programs. Many people will go to great measures to conform to
the current concept of beauty because it is an obsession in our culture to be
viewed as attractive and to be beautiful. Many women experience pressure
to alter their looks to conform to society's standards of beauty. This could
entail changing the color of their hair, clothing a certain manner, exercising
more to fit a certain body type, or even having cosmetic or plastic surgery.
More than 40% of female respondents to a study on DoSomething.org
indicated that they would consider cosmetic surgery.
Effects of it
It can be toxic and damaging for women to adhere to societies and the
media's evolving ideals of beauty. Women have felt the urge to modify and
live up to what is praised and branded as beautiful throughout history.
Putting too much pressure on women can be toxic and damaging, making
those who don't fit the standard of beauty feel inferior.

According to survey
Just 4% of women worldwide believe they are beautiful, according to a Dove
survey titled "The True Truth About Beauty," and 72% of women feel
pressure to be attractive. Many women lack confidence, and society's
expectations of beauty play a significant influence in this.
According to Dove's research, "80% of women believe that every woman has
something about her that is lovely, but do not notice their beauty."The issue
with beauty standards is that they represent an impossible ideal for women
to meet. Women are expected to transform themselves to suit the image if
they wish to be seen as "attractive" or "beautiful," and they regularly change
throughout time.
Although I believe that beauty standards have loosened, the development of
social media has increased our preoccupation with appearance. Celebrities
and other influencers who actually wouldn't have much of an impact on us if
they weren't being pushed in front of us are all over our feeds. When it
hasn't, it gives the impression that the bar has been increased. They're
lower than they were in previous years. Others would disagree that they
have softened as a result of social networking. That's untrue.
Many people who are regarded as gorgeous either get plastic surgery or
have more approachable beauty. Charli D'Amelio, for instance, is attractive
yet she resembles a few other girls I know. That is just how things are; it is
not hate. Kim Kardashian was attractive before her surgery, but her career
truly took off thereafter. (I've heard that most celebrities don't have their
natural noses; it turns out that this is more accurate.)
The acceptance of one's body and skin is spreading. The majority of people
concur that there should be variety in beauty, and the cosmetics business is
beginning to broaden its advertising and color selections. Since just three
decent deeper hues are available out of the twenty foundation colors, there
are specific makeup lines designed specifically for people of color.

Conclusion
In short, we've tried to make beauty standards more accessible to everyone,
as opposed to the past when people were either attractive or they weren't
and needed to put more effort into their appearance to be accepted. In
today’s world it is easy to say ‘be comfortable in your skin’ or ‘body
positivity’ but in reality everyone especially our youth is most insecure about
their skin. Behind the closed doors, most people are competing with
someone when it comes to skin or beauty. These set standards do concern
people today also and the first step to overcome this insecurity is to accept
it. Everyone is beautiful should not just remain a saying but rather a believer
in people’s mind.
Written by: Kirti Garg