| The expression, Beauty is in the eye of the | | | | attractive. |
| beholder is 100% accurate. What is it about | | | | |
| slight variations in facial and body | | | | Fast forwarding to modern times - based on |
| structure that make one person better than | | | | our American standards, the people on the |
| the next? Its the way the viewer perceives | | | | island were hideously ugly. An interviewer |
| them. | | | | asked one of the natives if theyd like |
| | | | Leonardo and Giselle to stay on the island |
| In fact, modern science is beginning to show | | | | with them. Not knowing that Giselle and Leo |
| us that we dont actually see anything with | | | | were dating, the guy answered that hed love |
| our eyes. What actually happens is that we | | | | them to stay but theyd probably never find |
| gather information from our eyes and create | | | | mates because they are so ugly. |
| an image in our brain based on millions of | | | | |
| variables stemming from social conditioning | | | | This guy actually thought that these two |
| and pre-conceived notions. | | | | American icons of beauty were the ugly ones! |
| | | | Yes -you are as good looking as Brad Pitt. |
| More proof that you are really no different | | | | Thats the good news. The bad news is that |
| than Brad Pitt comes when we examine the | | | | women of our time and culture are socially |
| historical perception of beauty. In Ancient | | | | conditioned by everything around them to find |
| Egypt, fat men were considered extremely | | | | him more attractive than us mere mortals. |
| attractive, as it indicated that the person | | | | |
| was rich enough to afford a lot of food and | | | | While its certainly an uphill battle to try |
| avoid physical labor. | | | | to convince a woman that you are better |
| | | | looking than Brad Pitt off the bat, with |
| While we spend time on the beach working on | | | | proper technique you can shift her perception |
| our tan, in the early Mediterranean societies | | | | of beauty. Think about it this way. For every |
| women were seeking out pale men. This was an | | | | feature on him, there is some specific |
| indication that a man was wealthy and didnt | | | | socially or genetically programmed reason why |
| have to work outside. In fact, people used to | | | | she finds it attractive. |
| cover their entire bodies when going outside | | | | |
| to avoid getting tan. | | | | Lets examine a couple of Brads features and |
| | | | show how eventually she can find your |
| If a woman of today sees you having yellow | | | | features equally as attractive. Lets look at |
| teeth shell assume you have bad breath and | | | | his prominent cheek bones and strong jaw line |
| you dont take care of yourself. In Japan and | | | | and chin. In Western societies, men and women |
| Europe there was a time when men would dye | | | | of all races often agree that a face with |
| their teeth black because women found it | | | | pronounced cheekbones and often a heavily-set |
| attractive. Sugar at the time was very | | | | jaw is physically attractive. These are |
| expensive. Once they became aware of sugar's | | | | currently viewed as indicative of a |
| ability to rot teeth, many rich, | | | | masculine, confident personality. |
| fashion-conscious people blackened their | | | | |
| teeth to prove how much sugar they could | | | | So whats the lesson to be learned about all |
| afford. | | | | this? If you dont look like Brad Pitt, dont |
| | | | worry about it. With extreme confidence and |
| For centuries men used to purposely scar | | | | the right techniques you will actually become |
| their face because it showed that they were | | | | her new standard for beauty and masculinity. |
| brave and didnt back down from battle. Women | | | | Keep this in mind. |
| found grotesque and numerous scars on a man | | | | |