Historical Cosmo Girls

[Linda Anderson]

(05-10-2014 07:16 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, thus IMO one can't "advance" in one's perceptions of beauty, but only enlarge them. (In other words, I think it's inappropriate to consider people inadvanced who don't find Angelina Jolie beautiful.) Also I've frequently experienced that "true beauty comes from within" - and it is fascinating to me how beautiful people can become.

Whether or not someone finds Angelina Jolie beautiful is a matter of individual taste. What I am saying is that society as a whole has broadened its perception of beauty so that all kinds of people can be considered beautiful not just white, blue eyed blondes. There were whispers in Richmond that Varina Davis was of "mixed blood." "Her olive complexion was considered unattractive, and some white Richmonders compared her to a mulatto or an Indian 'squaw.'" Perhaps that is why she was considered unattractive at the time.

http://encyclopediavirginia.org/Davis_Va...tart_entry