Thursday, October 18, 2012

Beauty is Beauty

Does the way someone makes his/her hair make him/her a better person ?
Does the way someone dress change his/her personality?
I don't think so, Your Identity shape by others perception but yourself never change.
You are who you are. perception is also affected by physical appearance. For many black women, perception is shaped by their hair.

 Such an empowering song. India.Arie reminds listeners that we often fail to understand we are not what people see. " Straight or nappy hair " doesn't define a person's soul.

We may perceive someone by first impressions, but India. Arie encourages us to look more deeply to see the soul. We must stop this immediate judgment. But first, we must understand how perceptions work.
 
Sources of Perception: Media, experience, culture etc. influence our ideas about beauty and how we judge ourselves  within  society. For example, many people see a woman with a shortly cropped hairstyle & make the assumption that she is a lesbian! A lot of the men I know,think a woman should always have long flowing locks at all times as it is a feminine thing. I can understand that.

I also realize this thought probably comes from some deep-rooted, our culture, our life experience, and the source of our perceptions.

3 comments:

  1. Its very encouraging. my identity is not on what people see. but in my soul. love it

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  2. beauty is beauty.ga zo door.ik hou van Je ideeen

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  3. beauty is beauty.ga zo door.ik hou van Je ideeen

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