No matter where you go, the standards of beauty will always be different. All the things you find flawed about yourself are considered beautiful in other cultures. Long necks, wide hips, a large nose -- all of these traits are admired across the world. Your beauty is not determined by the culture you live in. Whenever you feel unworthy, take a look into other cultures and know that you are beautiful in spite of the negative opinions telling you otherwise.
"Nowadays, the media loves Barbie dolls. If you don’t look like one – skinny and thin with big boobs, wide hips and a flawless face, you are doomed. You are ugly. You are not cool. Well, that is so wrong." --Noel Lee
1. Large Nose
In Japan, a high-bridged nose is considered desirable. Women undergo plastic surgeries to make their noses
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3. Long Necks
In Thailand, a long neck is the ultimate beauty mark. Women strive to have giraffe-like figures and even go through painful lengthening processes to be considered more beautiful.
4. Pale Skin
In parts of Asia, being pale is associated with prestige. Women avoid the sun at all costs in order to maintain this idea of beauty. As Americans strive to have the perfect tan, women in Japan and other parts of Asia desire pale skin. There is even a popular procedure that can be done to lighten your skin tone.
5. Curves
In America, you will find women dieting and trying new trends around every corner, but not in West Africa. Here, overweight women are the most desired. There are even some programs that force-feed young girls up to 16,000 calories a day in order to fatten them.
7. Big Feet
In Indonesia, women with big feet are hunted out by interested men.
No matter what part of your body you find a flaw in, somewhere in the world, that flaw is desired. And the even cooler part? You are beautiful despite what the society you live in says. You are flawed and that is what makes you outrageously beautiful and unique. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you are more than the beholder, so accept your body and all the little quirks about yourself, and what culture you are a part of will no longer impact your worth. You deserve to feel worthy, but you must let yourself feel it.
