What causes us to think a certain thing is “beautiful”?
The current media has a lot to do with what is perceived as beautiful. Standards of beauty fluctuate as time goes by. For instance, what was beautiful 10 years ago isn't necessarily what everyone has the hots for now. Currently, Instagram culture has a firm grip on the standard of beauty. The popularity of people like Kim Kardashian (who's made millions of dollars selling that faux sense of perfection) has brought about that heavily contoured, long haired, curvy bodied Instag