Desirability - Real, Dreamed, Otherwise

We truly need to learn to think for ourselves. Regarding politics, art, life... But I want to dip my toes in the shallow society's pool for a moment and talk about our ideas of what is desirable and "beautiful".

This is what we are told is pretty:

Unless you're synthetic, why look like this?

Pretty freaking creepy. Unless it's doll. (And these days it might not be...) insert article of people being dolls

When so many of us women -almost all  of us - get tired of seeing this, even when we aren't trying to look:

Pretty, but is it anything like you or me?

If, by some chance, we get a little "variety", this is what's it looks like:

Again: pretty. For a lot of blonde women.

If we stop and trying try growing up past the stuff at the intersection of our legs, this is what we learn is true about beauty:

I'm not here either, but it's closer to the truth.

It's like Mulder used to say about the truth: It's out there. Folks, you just have to look beyond your what you feel and learn to listen to what you think.

I think desirable looks like:


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                                   



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

I've talked a lot about the men I find sexy, but seriously, there's nothing sexier to me than a man holding a baby or doing the dishes. That is hot.

Look in the mirror. You are beautiful too, if you want to be.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter. (David Byrne)