Kaylee Rucker English 101 Group Summary September 29, 2016
The Ugly Truth About Beauty The psychological impact on emotions from outward appearance differentiates by gender. Men don’t spend much time thinking about what they look like or what they can do to improve their looks. Pulitzer Prize winning American author and columnist Dave Barry says, “Their primary form of beauty care is to shave themselves, which is essentially the same form of beauty care they give to their lawns” (Barry par. 3). Most men don’t even think about how they look compared to other men, while women often compare themselves to other women. A possible explanation for this could be societal reasons. Women grew up playing with Barbies and the only point of the dolls was to make them as pretty as possible. Men grew up playing with ugly action figures and the point of them had less to do with their looks and more to do with their super powers. Another factor could be that the beauty industry is dedicated to making women believe they need to look like the women in the magazines, which is not realistically achievable by most people. Men find other ways to boost their self confidence, like their lawn care.