And with it the aesthetic that concerns thousands of women.
Very recently I recalled an interesting debate on the body of actress Betty Faria. Sounds weird, does not? Well, for those who do not know she is one of the greatest divas of Brazilian art scene, was considered during consecutive years, one of the most beautiful and sexy women of her country and was recently the target of virtual bullying because "dared" according to anonymous voices and very critical ones, wear a bikini on the beach showing the splendor of her aging body at 70. And all this uproar, eventually generate a long discussion about freedom of choice and the bias associated with the feminine aging. And this is not just a matter of Brazil, is also ours, because, when approaching summer is not by chance that there is an almost insane rush to gyms and clinics for beauty treatments, with the aim of dishing away the "excesses "of winter.
Women are normally the prime targets of companies, through incessant marketing campaigns with products that promise miraculous reduce weight, eliminate cellulite, minimize the signs of aging and reaffirm the skin in a few weeks, all conveniently promote by a young and sculptural model, which only helps to feed our guilt feeling. Without forgetting the enormous effort of magazines to show the Tvand movies stars all beautiful and wonderful in their bikinis, which demoralizes even more. How many of us can say without any hesitation that never bothered with their body before summer? No one! And who says yes is lieing. So why so much effort to look clean on the beach? Because of the reviews of others, let's be frank. How many of us have not been subjected to veiled or even direct criticism on parts of our body "shamelessly" displayed? Hence stretch marks, belly or legs, marks of cellulite, flabby muscles, to the skin to white, visible flare, all is identified as defective. But will Betty Faria as we have no right to the bikini? Since when has the pleasure of bathing in the sea became a only privilege of being young and with seemingly immaculate bodies?
And interestingly, although we realize it's patent bias in society towards women, to aging and the passage of time on the body, we reiterate those same stereotypes when we yield to the imperatives of a particular force and relentless aesthetic and I'm not claiming that we should be careless with our health and physical well-being, we have only the right to go to the beach, as we want. And here I am in the same team with Betty Faria!
