Barbie Society

I've been thinking for a while about the different populations of people I would like to help with art and people with body image issues have always intrigued me.  I've also struggled with my body image throughout my life, so it makes it easier to relate to people who feel that they aren't good enough and with today's society telling women that being rail thin, tan, and having perfect features is considered "beautiful," who can blame them?


Yesterday on the Anderson talk show, the topic was plastic surgery.  There was a 23 year old girl on the show who had already had breast implants when she was 18 and a nose job when she was 20.  Her father was a plastic surgeon and was telling the audience that plastic surgery is ok for ugly people.  What the hell is ugly and who has the right to label anyone as such? What happened to being happy with who we are and the way we are born? And why is everyone so afraid of aging? It's life! Get over it! It made me sick that this woman sat there and insisted that she needed botox at a year older than myself.


  I just don't understand people.  Our society has become so brainwashed by all of this media telling us that looking plastic is pretty, however, real life Barbie dolls just shouldn't be a reality.  No one is perfect, no matter how much they strive to be and no amount of plastic surgery will change that fact.  The most shocking part about the show was a book that is now published called "My beautiful Mommy." It is a children's book telling children why their moms are getting plastic surgery.  It even has a picture of a before and after page of a much more attractive cartoon woman, standing next to her daughter....WOW....
It's things like this that gives me motivation to make a change and help those struggling with doubts about their image. I want to let women know everywhere that they don't need to pay to be beautiful because they already are and if people don't accept them for how they look, then they shouldn't be given the time of day to begin with.