Comments on: Beauty… today. http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/ business. technology. theology. let's discuss... Thu, 10 May 2012 14:40:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Courtney http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Courtney Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:17:01 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-94 I linked this post on my blog. If I was more technically savvy, I would have posted the YouTube video directly in my post...but, there is a good chance it would have taken up my entire afternoon figuring out how to do that. Thanks for bringing this to the forefront of my thoughts this week. It was a great reminder of how we so easily slip into the mindset of the world, looking at what is on the outside and deeming people acceptable or unacceptable based on how they measure up to our culture's standard of beauty. I, too, can slide down the endless spiral of photoshop touch-ups and while doing so, am making the statement that the person I am "making-over" digitally is somehow lacking, less than, needs improvement, etc. I pray that my eyes, and more importantly, my heart, can be more in tune with God's eyes and God's heart for ALL His beautiful people. I linked this post on my blog. If I was more technically savvy, I would have posted the YouTube video directly in my post…but, there is a good chance it would have taken up my entire afternoon figuring out how to do that. Thanks for bringing this to the forefront of my thoughts this week. It was a great reminder of how we so easily slip into the mindset of the world, looking at what is on the outside and deeming people acceptable or unacceptable based on how they measure up to our culture’s standard of beauty. I, too, can slide down the endless spiral of photoshop touch-ups and while doing so, am making the statement that the person I am “making-over” digitally is somehow lacking, less than, needs improvement, etc. I pray that my eyes, and more importantly, my heart, can be more in tune with God’s eyes and God’s heart for ALL His beautiful people.

]]> By: steve horvath http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-93 steve horvath Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:55:08 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-93 Yeah, I was just "joshing" ya. Yeah, I was just “joshing” ya.

]]> By: Brett http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Brett Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:39:47 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-92 Josh: I love how you are beginning to "see" girls on your campus. Very cool. Brittany: Great point about the dove "real beauty" campaign. I agree that is hypocritical. Steve: I was using "modern" in the popular sense: meaning "current or up to date." As opposed to the period in Western Civilization following the Enlightenment. Sorry for the confusion. Josh: I love how you are beginning to “see” girls on your campus. Very cool.

Brittany: Great point about the dove “real beauty” campaign. I agree that is hypocritical.

Steve: I was using “modern” in the popular sense: meaning “current or up to date.” As opposed to the period in Western Civilization following the Enlightenment. Sorry for the confusion.

]]> By: steve horvath http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91 steve horvath Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:55:36 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-91 Brett- you say in the beginning that you are "thinking about beauty in the modern era." Just for clarification, did you mean modern or POST-modern. I need to know which glasses to put on while reading it. Your answer will completely alter how I interpret this post :) Brett- you say in the beginning that you are “thinking about beauty in the modern era.” Just for clarification, did you mean modern or POST-modern. I need to know which glasses to put on while reading it. Your answer will completely alter how I interpret this post :)

]]> By: Brittany http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Brittany Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:21:13 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-90 Oh! I couldn't remember this, but now I do: The same company that owns Dove - Unilever - also owns the company AXE. Not to break out the feminist sirens, but the AXE commercials' attitudes toward women are atrocious. Oh! I couldn’t remember this, but now I do: The same company that owns Dove – Unilever – also owns the company AXE. Not to break out the feminist sirens, but the AXE commercials’ attitudes toward women are atrocious.

]]> By: Brittany http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Brittany Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:16:19 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-89 While I agree completely with the spirit of your post, Brett, I would be careful about the Dove "Real Beauty" Campaign - they use their ads, for example, to sell cellulite-firming cream. Hypocrisy much? Nevertheless, the "evolution" movie is enlightening. I like it muchly. While I agree completely with the spirit of your post, Brett, I would be careful about the Dove “Real Beauty” Campaign – they use their ads, for example, to sell cellulite-firming cream. Hypocrisy much?

Nevertheless, the “evolution” movie is enlightening. I like it muchly.

]]> By: Josh Tilford http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Josh Tilford Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:28:33 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-88 Hey this has been on my mind lately! Well in a sense. Recently, I've been taking the time to notice beautiful girls around campus! Haha, I know, I'm 21..but it's not like that. I've been taking time to look at all the girls (honestly probably 98% of society) who have been dubbed below the "Worth Worshiping" list and finding the beauty God sees in them. Call me strange, but there is absolute beauty (mixed w/ a healthy amount of humor) to be found in those double chins, that crazy hair from another generation, mixed and matched clothes that just won't mix and match, outy belly buttons, etc. And, I'm not speaking of an inner beauty..the nice Christian guy cop out answer. I'm talking about an appreciation of the physical and what makes people people. I've also come to appreciate my appearance more as well: but in a healthy way I think. A little less conceit and a little more discernment would do the world a whole lot of good. Hey this has been on my mind lately! Well in a sense. Recently, I’ve been taking the time to notice beautiful girls around campus! Haha, I know, I’m 21..but it’s not like that. I’ve been taking time to look at all the girls (honestly probably 98% of society) who have been dubbed below the “Worth Worshiping” list and finding the beauty God sees in them. Call me strange, but there is absolute beauty (mixed w/ a healthy amount of humor) to be found in those double chins, that crazy hair from another generation, mixed and matched clothes that just won’t mix and match, outy belly buttons, etc. And, I’m not speaking of an inner beauty..the nice Christian guy cop out answer. I’m talking about an appreciation of the physical and what makes people people. I’ve also come to appreciate my appearance more as well: but in a healthy way I think. A little less conceit and a little more discernment would do the world a whole lot of good.

]]> By: steve horvath http://bretttilford.com/2008/02/beauty-today/comment-page-1/#comment-87 steve horvath Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:14:44 +0000 http://bretttilford.com/?p=14#comment-87 Very good post Brett. That stuff drives me crazy. It also leads to all these young (and old) people paying thousands and thousand of dollars to plastic surgeons, so they can look like people that are not real. It is a wicked cycle. So we end up with either computer manipulated images, or people that have had their physical bodies manipulated, setting the so called standard for what is beautiful. I have a friend who is a graphic designer. He went to a graphic design workshop in which a big wig designer from Neiman Marcus was the instructor. This instructor said that the first thing she does to an image of a model, is to use the free transform tool in photoshop to make the skinny model look even thinner. Very sad indeed. sorry, I did what you said was easy, and blamed a bunch of people :) Thanks again Brett. Very good post Brett. That stuff drives me crazy. It also leads to all these young (and old) people paying thousands and thousand of dollars to plastic surgeons, so they can look like people that are not real. It is a wicked cycle. So we end up with either computer manipulated images, or people that have had their physical bodies manipulated, setting the so called standard for what is beautiful.

I have a friend who is a graphic designer. He went to a graphic design workshop in which a big wig designer from Neiman Marcus was the instructor. This instructor said that the first thing she does to an image of a model, is to use the free transform tool in photoshop to make the skinny model look even thinner. Very sad indeed.

sorry, I did what you said was easy, and blamed a bunch of people :)

Thanks again Brett.

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