Random thoughts

 Celebrities are NOT your friends “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you, and find their joy in praising you.” (St Augustine) It is common for people to judge other solely based on their image and not on who they are in reality.The biggest example of that are celebrities and the worship coulture Since the beginning of time there were many cases in which people worship other people as gods.In ancient Egypt and other civillizaiton their leader was gifted with god-like abillities. In Rome , gladiators were like celebrities promoting products, selling small statues of themselves and  gaining millions of fans. In recent years the same role was held by the Royal family For the people who worship these "gods" admiring them wasnt enough. They had to idolise them portraying them as the perfect humans. https://maggietauber.medium.com/celebrities-are-not-your-friends-cee052562fe7 The Celebrity Bias effect has thrived for years and it w...

 Represantation cant replace good story  "...we both know how hard it is constantly being on guard, weighing every word, every move. "The idea of March" Tom Duffy Pop culture isn’t just wallpaper—it’s the architecture of our inner lives. Every frame, every casting choice, every storyline is a brick in the foundation of what we believe about ourselves and others.  According to research by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative (2023),  audiences increasingly demand authentic and varied representation because what’s on screen seeps intothe collective consciousness, normalizing identities and influencing real-world policy debates .   https://www.tasteray.com/articles/movie-representation-movies If we actually judge movies of the last decades not based on the storyline or the messaging but whether on how inclusive they were, then we are lacking. Since Hollywood first became mainstream it was a white dominated industry with white actors portraying black and asia...

 A deep  dive in the beauty standards "Women are not supposed to be put in boxes. We are not Barbie dolls—and never will be—so defying society’s  standards is how we learn to love our true, authentic selves. If you want to put on a full face of makeup,  do it. If you are hungry, eat a meal. If you don’t want to shave, then don’t." The Sartorial magazine  Beauty standards are culturally and historically specific ideals of physical attractiveness, defining desirable traits like body shape, facial features, skin tone, and grooming, heavily influenced by media and societal norms, often leading to unrealistic expectations  https://sartorialmagazine.com/beauty/2023/11/15/unrealistic-beauty-standards and negative mental health impacts, though movements for body positivity challenge these narrow views  The first example of beauty standards can be seen as early as  the Paleolithic Age ( 25,000 BC )  Venus of Willerdof  represents the ideal standa...