Have you seen the show “True Beauty”? It has a generally good principle, that I can agree with, and yet there is still a part of the show that just plain bugs me.
The show started out with ten contestants, who all think they are the most beautiful person. The show really brings out their vanity and the way they interact is sometimes shocking, but they are all there to compete for the cash prize and a photo shoot in People magazines 100 Most Beautiful People issue—and they’re all in it to win. As with any reality TV show, you see them at their best and worst.
Will this show end on a final note of unveiling a truly beautiful individual? Or will we all sit there in the end and say, “Really? THAT’S who won??” Can beauty really be determined by watching a 10 episode montage of set up scenarios of the individuals on screen? And can you really find it when you are limiting yourself to those previously chosen? I have a feeling that I will be greatly disappointed by the end result, because I am fairly sure, that there isn’t anyone on the show that I would comfortably say is truly beautiful.
Which brings us to another question: What is true beauty?
When you look at someone and truly see them for who they are, does their physical appearance really matter? I argue that it does not.
What does true beauty mean to you? A lot of people may depend on what a person actually looks like to help them gauge a person’s beauty. But I want you to think about what matters most about the people you spend your time with.
When you think about your friends, the ones that you call almost every night, and you hang out with every weekend, what is your favorite thing about them? What is it about them that makes you want to be their friend? Is it the fact that they are pretty? Or is it something else? Usually, you choose your friends because you have something in common, or because of the way they act or treat people around them. It’s not something you can tell about a person just by looking at them. It’s not a first glance kind of thing—you have to watch them to see who they are, and what they’re like.
True beauty shines from the inside out. The character of a person: that they are kind, caring, compassionate, honest, the way they react and interact with those around them …the list could go on…. THAT is what makes a person truly beautiful.
Is it any wonder the show is a vague memory? I quickly lost interest in following the shallow fakeness of the contestants, doing what they thought they had to in order to win the game, completely forgetting the entire concept of the shows premise. In fact, I had to Google it myself to find out how it all ended. I’d assumed the show had been cancelled, but here I find it is set to return to air this summer.
Apparently mainstream media is still confused about the true meaning of beauty.
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