Beauty Mark: Societies Perception of Beauty

Societies' perception of beauty Is Warped It changes based on Culture Religion Region In America, beauty seems to be Tall, skinny And often times BLOND Our perception of beauty is pain Is nothing Ziltch Nada To the women of the Karo tribe in Ethiopia That have their skin cut Strategically to create a Beautiful pattern of scares Maybe we should talk to our Chinese sisters Whose feet are bound from birth The women of the Kayan tribe Located deep in Burma Believe that long necks are elegant So they stretch their necks With golden rings Adding more and more Maybe we should learn a lesson From the Middle East Covering up Instead of bearing all Maybe we should leave some mystery So that there won't be So many babies having babies The women of the Mauritania tribe Are curvaceous They are prepared for weeks Months even Each pound gained Pounded perfectly into place Being thin is a sign of being malnourished An undesirable quality In a well sought after bride-to-be Just like the curves of the women above The bigger the better Lip plates The beauty tool of choice For the women of the Mursi tribe Inserted in and increased in size This manifests itself Into a hideously gorgeous Expression of beauty The last piece of beautiful art Is something that is even accepted Within American society Tattoos The Maori women in Polynesia Have tattoos etched into their faces Intricate designs That take a lifetime to complete Our sense of beauty Makes us prideful We don't like people that aren't like us That don't fit into the box that Society tells us beauty Is built in Anything foreign Is the enemy The perception of beauty In this society is Distorted Broken And shattered Beyond repair