Reply To: Perfect Proportion

[Raven Shaw]

You are quite right that when there is an established norm for beauty then you are perceived as more or less valuable. If you are perceived as less valuable, you are vulnerable to marketing for products that will help you fit in. But this must be recognized as normal animal behavior before we can move on to judging each person by their individual merit. Take a look at peacock displays, baboon butts, or the dance of the jumping spider – if those creatures could buy a salve that would make them more attractive to females they would in a heartbeat. Classical art is enjoyable, so is a lot of contemporary art. We are at a juncture between being animal and becoming the next stage of human – one that loves based on individual merit. Don’t despair!