“Reflections”
I’m Sorry They
Made You Hate
Your Reflection
So You Hide It
Behind Make Up,
And Mascara Just
To Feel Like You’ll
Make More
Progression
In A World That So
Stuck Up On Physical
Enhancements
And The Media Trying
To Resign You, But
Never Let What’s
Behind You
Define You
Real Beauty Is
Inside You.
By Londrelle
Insight: The image we perceive about beauty always comes from what we see on social media from Instagram models to Victoria Secret models. The standards and expectations set for women is outrageous because they expect us all to be pretty with a nice body. This affects girl’s and women’s self-esteem as well as men’s expectations of women. Beauty shouldn’t be the physical image but, as corny as it may sound, it should be about someone’s personality. Being your own kind of beautiful requires you to develop your inner you. Everything about you is magnificent and spectacular so, don’t let people’s perspective of you make you feel like you aren’t good enough.
when I hear the word beautiful I think of a person’s appearance but also their heart. Someone may look attractive but have an ugly personality which doesn’t make them beautiful. Social Media always praises good looking people which makes some people think that they’re not beautiful. They believe they have to look a certain way to be beautiful to other people. My message to people who don’t think they’re beautiful is to just be themselves. Don’t worry about what people say; appearance shouldn’t matter. It is what’s on the inside [that] is more important.” Xareni Hernandez (12th)“My definition of beautiful is having a kind heart and being genuine because you can be the prettiest person but if you have an arrogant personality you’re not pretty to my yes anymore. Social media is always giving us new expectations. There’s many social media models that have the perfect bodies and symmetrical faces. That sometimes makes you feel bad about yourself because most us don’t look like them. It ends up lowering your self-esteem. I have personally compared myself to Instagram models and they’re physically so well put together it makes you either hate them or yourself.” Maribel Valdez (12th)“I think this poem is trying to tell us that no matter how we look, we should see ourselves as beautiful people. Yes, I get that social media sets our standard but we don’t have to follow them because most of those girls on social media does not reflect every single female in the world. It just isn’t possible for all of us too look the same or else we would just be clones of perfection and what’s the fun in that. This generation is too busy worrying about the other people’s opinion but what they don’t understand is that ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder.’ My message for all those who are struggling to love themselves is that if you take a deeper look at others, they’re not perfect and you shouldn’t believe that you should be.” Jennifer Bravo (12th)“When I think the word beautiful, I think of someone who is happy with who they are and doesn’t worry about what others have to say. I think people change themselves too much because nowadays many people are so worried about what everyone else thinks that they don’t pay attention to who they have become. I think social media is affecting the lives of young girls because there are many girls worried about their looks and what to wear instead of enjoying being a kid. Finally, my message to the people who think they’re not beautiful is that there is that in reality everyone is beautiful in their own way, whether it’s their personality or their kindness or their laughter, everyone is beautiful in a way.” Aryanna Rodriquez (12th)“To me the word beautiful reminds me of nature and things that I love. When someone says that you’re not beautiful, you should always keep in mind that you are very beautiful and that beauty doesn’t have a scale or a face. Social media makes us feel bad about ourselves because it setsimpossible standards. My message to those who think that being like models is the only way to be beautiful is that beauty comes in all sorts of ways. Love yourself and be confident. Do you honey!’ Yadira Muriilo (12th)
Hello, I'm Keydi Gracida a senior at Pioneer Valley and I am a reporter for Panther Tales . What my publications are going to consist of is makeup, trends,...
