Written by: Charnamy Marin
August 31, 2019

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In literal means, the perception of beauty is subjective.

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You are not beautiful.

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That's right, you are not beautiful. You are not beautiful because you have scars. You are not beautiful because you have pimples and acne on your face.

 

You are not beautiful because you are not fair-skinned. You are not beautiful because your hair is frizzy. Your hair is either black-colored or not dyed, too plain and boring. You are not beautiful because your eyebrows are not on fleek.

 

Did I already say that you are not beautiful? Oh, I have just remembered now.

 

You are not beautiful also because your eyes were not hazelnut, ash grey, or sky bluish in color. You are not beautiful because your groin, elbows, and knees are dark. You are not beautiful because you have belly fats. You are not beautiful because you don't have a pointed nose. Your lips are not red and your neck is not slender. You are not beautiful because...

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Wait, does it hurt already? I was right, wasn't I? You are not beautiful.

 

You are not beautiful because I have just said it and they did too.

 

Isn't it exhausting to be called ugly? Were you hurt by my words?

 

Then, I have made you believed me. As a result, you are now staring yourself in the mirror and scrutinizing every inch of your body. You have noted every criticism that I noted on you. Until you contemplated,

 

"Am I tall? That's right, I have scars. Why do I have pimples? Why am I dark-skinned? Why don't I have straight hair? My eyes are not blue, too."

 

You observed everything. And there, I have manipulated you.

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As I have showered you with numerous criticisms, your mind was colluded with tons of questions. You began to seek solutions to the questions that popped in your mind. Until you bought height enhancer, whitening products, anti-pimples, and anti-acne products, contact lens, lipstick, and you even went to a salon for a rebond or hair treatment. It was hilarious how my petty words flustered you and made you agitated.

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Now, have you realized who stemmed my basis of saying that you are not beautiful?

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Are you already awake? The reasons why I have said that you are not beautiful were...

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You are not beautiful in a society where tall is beautiful.

You are not beautiful in a society where flawless and fair-skinned are considered beautiful.

You are not beautiful in a society where people invested too much for height enhancer, whitening products, anti-pimples, and anti-acne products, contact lens, lipstick, and rebond or hair treatment.

You are not beautiful in a society where there is no legal, rational, and definite basis of beauty.

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I have fooled you again.

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You are truly not beautiful.

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