Beauty first - Brains who cares?
I know it sounds shallow and superficial but I would choose beauty over brains any day. I know most people would not wait to listen to my point before blowing the roof off but trust me there’s a deeper sense in my stance.
It has been proven that nature selects the finest and fittest of a species to survive and produce the next generation. Most times anything weak and incapable is rejected or flushed out. That shows you that nature makes even physical fitness paramount. When you meet someone for the first time the very first thing you take more of is what they look like. Their mental capabilities are not ingrained on their foreheads. You notice how they look and how they dress before they even open their mouths.
Even society values beauty over brains. That’s why a model earns far more than a professor ever will. That’s why the entertainment industry picks the most physically appealing people to host shows, to act movies or to cast the news. Because they have learned quite truly that beauty pulls crowd and crowds brings in good ratings. This is why the entertainment industry makes a huge amount of net worth annually. That’s while the Angelina Jolie’s and Scarlett Johansson’s of the world are far richer than the Stephen Hawking’s and the Albert Einstein’s.
Most of us like to sound politically correct and that's why whenever the debate of beauty over brains is brought up, the most response is in favour of brains. But can we answer this question sincerely? Would you rather wake up one morning looking like Brad Pitt/Salma Hayek or would you rather understand quantum physics /engineering mathematics?
Whether we like to admit it or not, no matter how feminist or forward thinking or all accepting you are, deep in our hearts, we all want to be beautiful. Be it high cheek bones, good height, a washboard tummy, a great hairline or whatever your concept of beauty is, we want to have it. That’s why great men, men who we expect to know better, keep falling for beautiful women. From the biblical King Solomon and Samson to the former United States president, Bill Clinton and so many others we have read and know about. We also find women drooling shamelessly over Ryan Gosling, Joseph Manganelo, George Clooney, Chris Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal and the likes. Now what do all these people have in common? An astounding physical appeal.
Another thing: people copulate because they find their partner sexually appealing. And even though this sexual appeal might result from a host of factors including intelligence (sapiosexuals), a greater percentage of people have sex because their partner was physically attractive to them.
We go to the gym, we eat right and rest when appropriate so that we can be and look healthy. Trust me at the heart of this desire is a need to look attractive to the opposite sex and get laid. We want to fawned over and idolized and chased after. It sounds over the top but that’s one of man's deepest fantasies.
Therefore I choose beauty over brains every time.
I can't really agree with this point of view. In my opinion, there is much more to life than beauty.
Sure, it would be "easier" to wake up looking like Brad Pitt, but aren't you getting bored of those benefits at some point too?
Do you think a model still feels happy when someone tells her that she's pretty? She's heard it too often already.
The media is putting so much pressure on young girls nowadays, that they don't even know what their true value is.
An applications like Snapchat Filters, that instantly photoshop away any imperfections, are making it even worse - of course a young girl would prefer a picture where her face was retouched, instead of a normal one.
Then they look at their own face through snapchat and think "I could look like this.. Why DON't I look like this?" And then they get even more self-conscious.
I have written a whole post about this if anyone agrees with my opinion.
https://steemit.com/life/@agent/how-society-is-making-life-hard-for-girls-of-generation-y
Would love to start a discussion about this, I'm very passionate about this topic and believe that far too many people are choosing beauty over brains nowadays!
Completely agree with your view, women are taught that beauty is everything, when it really isn't.
Very interesting topic!
Also agree with your opinion.
The prominent persons "we" look up to are not even real. Fake lashes, many beauty operations and even hair extensions. We should think about that beauty doesnt last very long but our soul last forever.
LOL shallow indeed
I wouldn't because as you age, you lose your beauty much more quickly. Without brains, why would anyone talk to you anymore? A pretty face is only good so long as it is pretty. A brilliant mind is always good.
Nuhuh. As you get older, your mind deteriorates little by little. Alzheimer's disease doesn't happen to teenagers.
Not all old people have Alzheimer's, however all old people have lost the beauty of their youth. Brilliance is far superior to beauty IMO. The best of course would be both at once.
Uh... most models make nothing. Most professors and educated people make far more.
Why? Because beauty is common. To the point of disposability. High paid models are paid not because they are pretty, but because they are skilled at modeling (yes, it's a skill). They are closer to actors - able to evoke an emotion or set of concepts through bodylanguage and expression.
In addition, top models are often less hot than you would expect because those subtle imperfections make them memorable and relatable.
So... this is completely wrong. I've never met a highly successful and highly paid model who wasn't ALSO quite smart. I've met plenty of destitute dumb ones.
I work with models. Do you?
Advertisers and the whole consumerism has made people think they need to be beautiful. That's wrong. People are beautiful already. All commercials are saying that you need to get "this and that" to be beautiful but that is only for the money.
Yeah, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We're all beautiful by someone's standards, so it's probably best to just ignore popular opinion and strive to think of ourselves as beautiful. Enjoyment of life should always come first.
"We're all beautiful by someone's standards" - Is that so?
I'd say people owe it to themselves to be as fit and healthy as possible, but you may not have the "fashion model of the year" look, and that's perfectly fine. :D
We have 5 senses to understand the opposite sex with. What often happens first is our eyes lead to our first impression (beauty) and we only later learn the brains if we put effort into communication to understand the brain. It's easy to understand the beauty. Also we are easily marketed the beauty and that is a huge factor why we are the way we are.
Arguably, this is why divorce rates are so high. People are attracted to another person based on their external beauty.
Once that physical attraction wears off, the inner beauty (or lack thereof) shines through.
When your beauty fades then what do you have?
Def brains. Lots of ugly people get laid and get paid, but they're smart and that's why they get there.
Do a google search for the richest people, they're all weird-looking white dudes. Okay maybe some are a little brown, but they're all weird looking.