Aesthetic Violence: Know what it is and how it can affect

There is a dark side behind the advertising of beauty standards, which causes many people to suffer the effects of so-called aesthetic violence.

More and more openness is being sought for curvy models, or with peculiar faces, as a way to promote awareness and address this problem. Despite this, the erroneous beauty standards taught for years today are a dangerous conflict.

Now, what is the scope and impact on the victims of this type of violence? To find out, keep reading and learn how to avoid it in your life.

Let's define aesthetic violence

There is a powerful social pressure, mostly on women, regarding the image and figure they must have to be considered beautiful.

Standards and stereotypes like these are endorsed by the media and culture, frustrating those who do not reach them, this is called aesthetic violence.

This type of violence is applied stealthily, making people believe that it is something harmless, and sometimes even necessary.

An advertising bombardment for these purposes causes many people to undergo all kinds of changes, in search of being able to fit in with what society demands.

This is how millions of people affected by this type of violence resort to the following practices:

• Plastic surgeries.

• forced diets.

• Excessive exercise.

• Rejuvenating treatments.

When performing them, they do not care that their health or happiness are compromised, thereby evidencing the impact of aesthetic violence.

misconceptions of beauty

The problem with aesthetic violence is based on the fact that for years beauty concepts have been implemented that today govern the standards that most women seek.

But, this does not mean that beauty is limited only to them, despite this, I show you the most common and wrong concepts to avoid.

To be slim

This is one of the main stereotypes that aesthetic violence promotes, implying that a figure with extra kilos is wrong.

Catwalks, commercials, movies, and many other media show that successful women are those with the perfect silhouette.

Although it is true that obesity is a health problem and that physical exercise and a good diet are necessary, being thin does not determine the beauty of a woman. It is more than proven that a girl with curves is as beautiful as a thin one.

This concept of beauty has pushed many women to undergo cosmetic surgeries, fall into cases of bulimia or anorexia, and to perform drastic exercise routines.

Be young

Youth is one of the stages where our image is at its best, but we know that it is not eternal. Natural aging becomes an aesthetic problem, and is attacked in a derogatory manner.

In short, the marks of the passing of the years are synonymous with ugliness, and this leads them to seek to correct themselves at all costs.

Plastic surgery, Botox injections, implants, enhancement, and many other extremely expensive procedures are applied to combat the years.

The way in which a stage of advanced age is despised is very offensive, since in general, the media take childhood or youth as badges of beauty, but very little can be seen of an elderly figure without retouching, appearing as beauty symbol.

being of a race

Finally, among the most common concepts and despite the century in which we live, a strong racism is still felt within the aesthetic patterns.

It is in this aspect that most progress has been made, and we can see the incursion of models and figures, of many races and nationalities.

But, there is still a long way to go to completely eradicate the idea that a skin color, a type of hair or some physical features, are what dictate what should be considered beautiful and what not.

Consequences of aesthetic violence

There are serious negative effects in society caused by the cultural, advertising and ideological machinery of the image. And so that you better understand the importance of this topic, I show you its impact on people.

• Dissatisfaction : Maintaining a boxed, sexist position with high standards makes many people feel unhappy about her figure.

• Depression: Every day there is a high number of people who go through a depressive picture caused by some conflict regarding their image.

• Obsession with physical beauty: There are people who have lost their lives by undergoing cosmetic surgery in search of physical improvements to enhance their self-esteem. Mowed by his desire, without measuring the risks.

• Bullying: It is based on ridiculing defects, therefore, as long as the canon of beauty remains the same, many will continue to offend and harass other people for their image.

• Suicide: This consequence, worldwide, is driven by different factors, but the pressure of not feeling accepted, or valued for not complying with the aesthetic standards of society, is one of the main sources that drives this problem.

How do I deal with this type of violence?

In order not to be affected by aesthetic violence, we just have to strengthen our self-esteem.

Give greater value to your own concept of yourself, above the stereotypes of society, and to achieve this you can apply the following tips.

Perfection does not exist

You must accept this reality in your mind, so you will not feel slighted by some areas of your image.

This will also let you know that as much as the women you see in the media may seem perfect, they really aren't. In this sense, since everyone is imperfect, no one has the right to judge your figure.

do it all for you

How you dress, how you make up and the figure you look, that is driven by your own decision, not because you feel that you must live up to what others are looking for.

Your happiness and your health is your first concern. If what you do makes you happy, then that's fine.

There's nothing wrong with looking fashionable, let alone looking for a healthy body, but real beauty is determined by what's on the inside, not what's on the outside.

In this way, never forget that your best image is the one that springs from your actions and decisions.