Beauty Redefined

Be yourself.

The Sexy Lie

What do you think about the way that the media portrays women in advertisements?

Power to the People

The Venus Project logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“If you make people uniform, you can control them. If you teach people to read, and think, and question things, you lose control. So, the best idea is to separate people if you wish to maintain a monetary system. It’s called divide and conquer. By dividing people, they’re not a threat, you can control them.” – Jacque Fresco

Society doesn’t accept the beauty in individuality, and that is partially because society wants to control women. The more uniform we are, the easier we are to predict and control. They want to silence us because they know we have the potential to be a powerful, unstoppable force. People fear strong women – women with power and intellect make them uncomfortable. Society doesn’t know what to do with a woman who stands up for herself, or stands up for others. We need to remember to lift each other up and remain a cohesive group, working together with using our own personal strengths and abilities. If we work together and do not let them divide us, we can bring change. Change is inevitable when we work together.

Killing Us Softly

I watched this series a few times throughout college. Kilbourne has 4 videos from throughout the years that discuss women, self-image, self-esteem, and violence against women in relation to how women are portrayed in the media. This is her most recent video. I believe spreading videos like this is vital to women’s physical and mental health. As she states in the video, degradation and dehumanization of women is just the beginning of violence against women.