ur not ugly, ur just born in the wrong era

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We all know that to fit the beauty standards of 2024 you have to look a certain way. I’m talking small nose, big pouty lips, big eyes, high brows, bone structure sculpted by the Gods (or the best plastic surgeon). And considering those beauty standards are VERY difficult to meet, it can leave women feeling down about themselves. But what if your face was better suited to a vintage beauty standard? Maybe you have little lips, and you would have fitted in to the 1920s perfectly! Or you have a strong nose and bold features - girl you could have been a supermodel in the 70s with a face like that! Or maybe you have deep set eyes and a long nose and strong chin - hello ancient Greek goddess! Just because you may not fit our beauty ideal today, does NOT make you unattractive or ugly. You were simply made for a different era. Or maybe… your time in the spotlight hasn’t even arrived yet! It will be so interesting to see how our beauty standards change and evolve, and where we are 100 years from now!

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[lphecyu]

People are starting to look AI generated.

[knoelle]

Not only different eras, but different cultures have vastly different beauty standards.

[kenziemydear]

when i was in middle school and realizing i wasn't exactly a "pretty" girl, my mom whipped out an entire box of old fashion magazines from under her bed and we spent hours looking through all of them, pointing out unusual beauty features that fit either of us and gushing over Twiggy, Brigitte Bardot, Peggy Moffitt, Cybil Shepherd, etc...
I got a twiggy pixie cut the next day.

[lynzeew]

as i've matured i've realized people look so much more beautiful when they lean into their natural features vs trying to force themselves to look completely different (myself included)

[rebekah]

Cleopatra wasn't exactly known as a particularly beautiful woman physically, but her personality, intelligence, and wit was magnetic and incredibly attractive.

[creamsicle]

If I was born in the 50s wars would have been fought for me

[prroserpina]

Every time I feel insecure about my appearance I tell myself I would have been hot sht during the renaissance

[florencewhittle]

Ugliness is rebellion. I am ugly but unique-looking. I will not change it for any standard.

[BuddhaMamaDrama]

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, makes me think, it takes someone with a beautiful soul to see the beauty in others. It takes an “ugly” person to think that others are “ugly”. Like it takes one to know one? lol

[ejohnson]

I find it interesting that women beauty standards are constantly evolving, while male beauty standards have remained practically unchanged for thousands of years. If you tell any man he looks like a Greek god, it would be a compliment today just as it was 100 years ago or 1000 years ago.

[biljam]

I know it sounds corny and fake, but as someone who likes to paint and draw people, I appreciate uniqueness a lot. Drawing those perfect instagram faces is dull and boring, and a lot of artist do that exactly because it's EASY and it SELLS. Rarely, artist draw unique, vivid and lively true human faces which is much more interesting and challenging. As someone who follows artists I get a bit bored with all those perfect faces they draw, it's always the same. I love when someone paints faces more challenging, more interesting and filled with character, wrinkles, genetic features, life. I really enjoy watching and drawing such faces, faces filled with life and character. It's not trendy, doesn't pay off (don't care it's a hobby not a job), but it's far more fun and satisfying.

[samiam]

Cleopatra was extremely charismatic and absolutely brilliant. She spoke 10 languages and was brilliant in philosophy.

[rojabiswas]

Growing up in the early 2000’s with naturally huge lips, dark skin, huge eyebrows (blame PCOS and hormones), I was considered an ugly duckling. People would bully me for my ugly huge lips and my cater pillar brows and dark skin. Imagine feeling so ugly and inferior all your life only to see the same person who bullied you for your lips getting monthly injections to look like you :/

I need a refund on my trauma

[DidiBeck]

As a film director, I so miss actors who look like real people. I was blown away and moved by La Chimera because of how human all the actors looked – like people I'd actually know. IF YOU'RE AN ACTOR READING THIS – PLEASE KEEP YOUR SELF, I'M LOOKING FOR YOU! ♥

[shaunasugar]

Our faces and bodies are not trends, we need to remember this. I wish for a world where people’s faces or bodies are not seen as a standard or trend.

[sociologiabarata]

There were so much variety in beauty, but now is scary these beauty standards of looking like a plastic sex doll...

[sisilessthan]

I remember when black women were teased and called ugly/unattractive for having big lips and big butts....how the turntables

[Kim-lvds]

Not only in a hundred years will they think 'what were they thinking?', I think it now. Those inflated lips and gaunt faces look awful to me right now in 2024!

[azukib]

I'm East Asian and I just want to say Stephanie you look absolutely stunning in Asian standards. Like a 10/10 fr.

[mocarururu]

Beauty standards are just trends, so embrace your own unique beauty.