JimmyChicken
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The other week I was chatting to someone who reckoned they knew exactly what "Classic Beauty" was.
In fact they had strong opinions on everything, and if I didn't share the exact same thinking process as they did, I was considered uninteresting and pedantic.
I curiously I asked for some examples, so they span off about half a dosen caucasian female celebrities relevant to the past 20 years.
When I pointed out this fact, they also threw in "Lucy Lu" as a non caucasian example.
This got me wondering:
What is Classic Beauty?
Is there a definition of Classic Beauty? Is it only limited to females? Does an invidiual need to possess certain characteristics and features to be considered Classically Beautiful? And if so, who and where was this determined?
Or is it merely an individual's opinion?
Ie Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
In fact they had strong opinions on everything, and if I didn't share the exact same thinking process as they did, I was considered uninteresting and pedantic.
I curiously I asked for some examples, so they span off about half a dosen caucasian female celebrities relevant to the past 20 years.
When I pointed out this fact, they also threw in "Lucy Lu" as a non caucasian example.
This got me wondering:
What is Classic Beauty?
Is there a definition of Classic Beauty? Is it only limited to females? Does an invidiual need to possess certain characteristics and features to be considered Classically Beautiful? And if so, who and where was this determined?
Or is it merely an individual's opinion?
Ie Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?