Thursday always seems to find a way of draining the hell out of me! I just can't seem to get anything done. It's all because I'm anticipating the weekend, so it just makes everything that much more tedious. How I do looove the weekend...whoa!!! Today I was going to talk about Cre Flo Dollar... you know... the minister with the golden gates at his crib, while his followers scrape for tithe...yea him...but I thought I would give the "Religious debate" a rest for a minute and talk about what's on my mind right now.
It all started when...
I was looking at a picture of Terrence Howard and thought to myself:
Here is an attractive, charismatic gentleman, with charm and some sense of class.
The majority of these thoughts came to mind not because of what he's accomplished or said in his interviews but solely on his looks. He 'appears' to be this type of man because he is good looking and does not offend; isn't cocky. I guess the Halo-effect got me.
Why is it that good-looking people seem like they get away with basically anything? Is it a stereotype or is there some truth to this? The more I think about what some good looking people I know get away with...whoo...the more it gets so tired.
First of all:
OK ... well maybe we're all not like this but in your private moments, I'm sure you do go through something similar to this. If your still saying "No", I think your lying to yourself.
The worst is if it involves your siblings and you just happen to be the not -so attractive one - Ouch! Yea, that's not the greatest feeling. Your family and friends comparing you, telling you ways to improve yourself - not good. I used to get a bit of that growing up. I think that I held it down pretty good. I was real cute as a kid and I think that's why my brothers (one in particular) used to tease me a lot. As a kid, I remember being attractive helped you get over your shyness. I never really had to talk to anyone; they all came to you. I guess if your someone who really doesn't want to believe the attention your getting is-for-what-it-is, then you may remain shy.
The advantages don't just end there! Being attractive means that you also have the pick of the lot. Never scrounging for a date. You come across as more believable person in court (read your sociology books for this one). There is a lot going on for the good looking.
I know this entry may come across as being shallow...but I don't think so. I never said that this was the most important thing, or that I don't talk to people who are not good looking. I never even defined what is "good looking" or "Ugly". I understand that the perceptions of this vary from person to person. Generally there could be a broad spectrum created to make certain features inherent amongst most good looking people; however even the order of these features are up for debate. It also means that those that are fortunate to recognize their own beauty or develop a charismatic personality get more out of their vanity. I don't think that I should shy away from talking about attraction/looks, as so many of us are afraid to do. The media does it all the time. We complain about how we are disappointed with images put out by the media, but many of us are willing to buy the products to fit the mold. That's an oxymoron? We hate walking that thin line, when it comes to anything. Just live...in this case keep groomed;)
It all started when...
I was looking at a picture of Terrence Howard and thought to myself:
Here is an attractive, charismatic gentleman, with charm and some sense of class.
The majority of these thoughts came to mind not because of what he's accomplished or said in his interviews but solely on his looks. He 'appears' to be this type of man because he is good looking and does not offend; isn't cocky. I guess the Halo-effect got me.
Why is it that good-looking people seem like they get away with basically anything? Is it a stereotype or is there some truth to this? The more I think about what some good looking people I know get away with...whoo...the more it gets so tired.
First of all:
- You find yourself comparing yourself to them every so often. Looking for moments where they may not look as good as you thought or times that you may out-shine them. How horrible...but it's true.
and...
- If your one of the unlucky people that has to be around a lot of beautiful people, you find yourself welcoming the presence of an ugly person to make yourself feel good...ha ha
OK ... well maybe we're all not like this but in your private moments, I'm sure you do go through something similar to this. If your still saying "No", I think your lying to yourself.
The worst is if it involves your siblings and you just happen to be the not -so attractive one - Ouch! Yea, that's not the greatest feeling. Your family and friends comparing you, telling you ways to improve yourself - not good. I used to get a bit of that growing up. I think that I held it down pretty good. I was real cute as a kid and I think that's why my brothers (one in particular) used to tease me a lot. As a kid, I remember being attractive helped you get over your shyness. I never really had to talk to anyone; they all came to you. I guess if your someone who really doesn't want to believe the attention your getting is-for-what-it-is, then you may remain shy.
The advantages don't just end there! Being attractive means that you also have the pick of the lot. Never scrounging for a date. You come across as more believable person in court (read your sociology books for this one). There is a lot going on for the good looking.
I know this entry may come across as being shallow...but I don't think so. I never said that this was the most important thing, or that I don't talk to people who are not good looking. I never even defined what is "good looking" or "Ugly". I understand that the perceptions of this vary from person to person. Generally there could be a broad spectrum created to make certain features inherent amongst most good looking people; however even the order of these features are up for debate. It also means that those that are fortunate to recognize their own beauty or develop a charismatic personality get more out of their vanity. I don't think that I should shy away from talking about attraction/looks, as so many of us are afraid to do. The media does it all the time. We complain about how we are disappointed with images put out by the media, but many of us are willing to buy the products to fit the mold. That's an oxymoron? We hate walking that thin line, when it comes to anything. Just live...in this case keep groomed;)
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