Beaty and Women
Why is it, that when I look up the word 'beauty' in the dictionary, online, or ask a persons opinion of what they believe it means, that theres always a strong female connotation to it?
beauty |ˈbyoōtē|noun ( pl. -ties)1 a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. the sight : I was struck by her beauty | an area of outstanding natural beauty.• a combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense.• [as adj. ] denoting something intended to make a woman more attractive : beauty products| beauty treatment.2 a beautiful or pleasing thing or person, in particular• a beautiful woman.• an excellent specimen or example of something : the fish was a beauty, around 14 pounds.• ( the beauties of) the pleasing or attractive features of something : the beauties of the Pennsylvania mountains.• [in sing. ] the best feature or advantage of something : the beauty of keeping cats is that they don't tie you down.
Why does it say in the example "struck by her"? Why is it denoting something intended to make a woman more attractive? Why does a pleasing beauty have to be a woman? Why are these specific examples always referring to women? Do men not use 'beauty' products to make themselves more physically attractive? To enhance their beauty? To prolong a youthful look? Why can a man not be beautiful?
*Apple Mac onboard dictionary
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
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Beauty has a lot to do with how something strikes a person on an emotional level. Men have always been seen as the stronger gender, the protectors, the ones who would go out to hunt for food while the women stayed at home to nurture the children. Beauty is also what first attracts a man to a woman. A man being referred to as beautiful can be emasculating because of the idea that if they express emotions they will be seen as weak.
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