Desde hace muchos años, la sociedad nos ha hecho creer que existe la perfección en diversos aspectos como la belleza, estilo de vida e incluso pensamientos, y que debemos anhelar alcanzarla. Ellos definieron y difundieron esas ideas por diversos medios como la televisión a través de series, películas y propagandas. También lo vemos cuando caminamos por las calles, en los carteles y lo vemos en los maniquíes con cuerpos “perfectos”.
Todo ese bombardeo social que vemos desde que somos niños, nos ha hecho crear una imagen mental de lo que es perfecto. Por eso hay muchas personas deprimidas y estresadas porque no logran alcanzar ese idealismo, que se miran en el espejo y no les gusta lo que ven, que se quejan de la vida que tienen porque no es como ellos desearían que fuera.
For many years, society has made us believe that there is perfection in various aspects such as beauty, lifestyle and even thoughts, and that we should strive to achieve it. They defined and spread these ideas through various media such as television through series, movies and advertisements. We also see it when we walk down the streets, on billboards and we see it on mannequins with "perfect" bodies.
All that social bombardment that we see since we are children, has made us create a mental image of what is perfect. That is why there are many people who are depressed and stressed because they are unable to achieve that idealism, who look in the mirror and do not like what they see, who complain about the life they have because it is not as they would like it to be.
Esas definiciones de perfección nos han hecho idealizar vidas y cuerpos perfectos. La sociedad, al hacernos creer que podemos lograr esos ideales, solo nos hacen unos consumistas insatisfechos, porque muchas veces eso que muestran es inalcanzable, ya que es creado a través de un guion y modificado con algún programa de edición. Aunque intentemos alcanzar eso que ellos nos muestran, difícilmente lo alcanzaremos, solo estaremos constantemente insatisfechos.
Yo de adolescente veía muchas películas y series de adolescentes con vidas increíbles, que mostraban a chicas perfectas, mostraban a sus grandes amigos y como tenían aventuras y yo lo deseaba. Lamentablemente, no tenía amigos leales como los que se mostraban, mi vida también era “aburrida” (en realidad era bastante común), tampoco estaba en mi clase o en mi colegio el “chico malo” ideal que veía en la televisión. Yo quería ser la protagonista, pero no tenía la belleza aceptable, tampoco era elocuente y lo único que fue bastante parecido a esas series fue el bullying. Sí, yo era la típica nerd de las series que era intimidada por la chica popular, pero sin el final feliz.
These definitions of perfection have made us idealize perfect lives and perfect bodies. Society, by making us believe that we can achieve those ideals, only make us unsatisfied consumers, because many times what they show us is unattainable, since it is created through a script and modified with some editing program. Even if we try to reach what they show us, we will hardly reach it, we will only be constantly dissatisfied.
I as a teenager watched a lot of movies and series of teenagers with amazing lives, they showed perfect girls, they showed their great friends and how they had adventures and I wanted it. Unfortunately, I didn't have loyal friends like the ones shown, my life was also "boring" (actually it was pretty average), neither was the ideal "bad boy" I saw on TV in my class or at my school. I wanted to be the leading lady, but I didn't have the acceptable beauty, I wasn't eloquent either and the only thing that was quite similar to those series was the bullying. Yes, I was the typical nerd in the series who was bullied by the popular girl, but without the happy ending.
Sé que muchos dirán que son conscientes de que nada es perfecto y eso no afecta su vida, eso es maravillo, pero ¿sus hijos, sobrinos y jóvenes conocidos piensan igual? Probablemente no, porque los jóvenes son los más afectados por esas imágenes de perfección. Especialmente ahora que están constantemente viendo videos y fotos de personas increíblemente hermosas, con vidas de lujosas y con comportamientos o personalidades maravillosas y dignas de admirar.
Aunque hemos avanzado y cada vez más dejamos de lado lo que se ha definido toda la vida como “perfecto”, a través de campañas e inclusión, todavía falta un largo camino por recorrer. Aún existen muchas personas que sufren de trastornos alimenticios como la anorexia y la bulimia, también está el tema del bullying.
Actualmente, es muy común el “cyber bullying”, sobre todo en la adolescencia, incluso yo sufrí de ello por no tener la apariencia que ellos consideraban ideal. Veo mucho en la calle a los adolescentes adoptando comportamientos típicos de las series, al igual que yo en esos tiempos, solo que ahora se han desviado por un camino bastante indecente a mi parecer. Lo importante es inculcarles a ellos el amor propio y a no creer en todo lo que ven.
I know many will say that they are aware that nothing is perfect and it doesn't affect their lives, that's wonderful, but do their children, nieces, nephews and young acquaintances feel the same way? Probably not, because young people are the ones most affected by those images of perfection. Especially now that they are constantly seeing videos and photos of incredibly beautiful people, with luxurious lives and wonderful behaviors or personalities worthy of admiration.
Although we have made progress and are increasingly moving away from what has been defined as "perfect" all our lives, through campaigns and inclusion, there is still a long way to go. There are still many people who suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, there is also the issue of bullying.
Nowadays, "cyber bullying" is very common, especially in adolescence, even I suffered from it for not having the appearance that they considered ideal. I see a lot of teenagers in the street adopting behaviors typical of the series, just as I did in those times, only now they have strayed down a rather indecent path in my opinion. The important thing is to instill in them self-esteem and not to believe in everything they see.
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