Greg MongrainHaving extreme physical beauty presented a problem similar to being rich: it was difficult to know if people loved you for the person you were inside.
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In his book "The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf describes beauty as a social construct, a tool used to make people feel better about themselves. In some cultures, beauty is synonymous with intelligence and in others, with money. In America, beauty is often equated with youth and sexiness. As a result of this skewed definition of beauty, many people feel pressure to change themselves to be more attractive.
Wolf believes that beauty is a myth and that society teaches women that they have to change who they are in order to be beautiful. "Having extreme physical beauty presented a problem similar to being rich: it was difficult to know if people loved you for the person you were inside," she writes.
Source: To Kill A Sorcerer
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