Beauty standards getting higher in a society already obsessed with looks?

Article: People in their twenties, a 'looks obsessed' society

Source: Segye Ilbo via Nate

Article talks about the rising standards of beauty in society's youth. Before, a size '66' was the norm, people are now downsizing to a '55' and even a '44'. Surveys were also done on the trends of plastic surgery and found that happiness levels did not necessarily correlate to beauty anymore because of the rising standards.

1,500 men and women were surveyed on March 2015 by the Korean Gallup for the following response:

Plastic surgery experience
20s: 31%
30s: 16%
40s: 8%
50s: 12%
60s+ 7%

Satisfaction level with looks
49.4% generally satisfied
32.1% generally dissatisfied
11.% satisfied
7.4% dissatisfied

Future plastic surgery plans
47.6% will get work done if a situation calls for it
39% will get work done for sure
9.8% want to get work done but won't
3.6% will never get work done

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1. [+460, -103] Don't blame this on the youth... the people responsible for making a looks obsessed society is none other than the adults, and that's starting with the TV industry. Anyone considered ugly was delegated to antagonist roles and anyone pretty or handsome was given leads. Our society has been looks obsessed since the past, don't blame this on the people in their twenties as if it's their fault. Adults are always the one saying a woman has 'passed at life' if she was considered pretty and it's always the adults that judge people based on their looks alone. So much of our youth, myself included, grew up receiving biased treatment based on how we looked that we're now trying to fix that with plastic surgery. If the adults don't like that our society is looks obsessed, they should think about how they're treating us first. And I bet you that anyone in their thirties or forties would get work done if they had the money. Korea is no joke when it comes to treating people differently based on how they look. We all know that's how our society is and you dare blame our twenties for being obsessed with their looks? That's hypocritical, don't you think?

2. [+330, -59] Ugly and fat girls are always put down and have trouble making friends and getting jobs. Skinny girls are always being told to gain weight and resort to plastic surgery to fix what they can't. I really wish people would stop hating on plastic surgery and try to fix the root of the problem, which is a looks obsessed society!

3. [+316, -23] Koreans criticize someone's looks like it's no big deal, especially the adults. They have no problem going up to someone's face and calling them fat, short, big faced, flat nosed... they don't realize just how rude that is. We grew up as a society being criticized for how we look so of course as a whole our self esteem is very low.

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Source: Naver

1. [+10,025, -402] Even before they meet someone, they ask what they look like or if you can show them a picture

2. [+8,029, -347] A woman is judged on her looks even for employment... so sad..

3. [+5,847, -282] I can't get plastic surgery even if I wanted to because I don't have enough money

4. [+5,070, -432] I don't think it's just Koreans in their twenties... I mean yeah, Korea's pretty severe but other countries are just as looks obsessed

5. [+1,771, -114] I honestly can't bring myself to criticize anyone who chooses to get plastic surgery anymore, especially when you consider just how differently our society treats someone who's pretty vs someone's who's ugly. I don't know if it's the influence of the media but standards are getting higher and higher and people will whine about someone being ugly and someone getting work done and in the end, people would rather choose the latter. If you're going to get hate for being ugly, might as well get work done and be pretty while getting that hate. What a frustrating world...

6. [+1,526, -66] But women definitely get treated better when they're prettier, can't do anything about that

7. [+1,388, -107] Yeah, I go out on the streets and everyone's pretty nowadays

8. [+1,269, -158] I look around me and the pretty ones usually only have their faces going for them. The women with a decent career, positive family environment, good specs, talents, dreams, all look natural and have a certain charm to them. I think it's the ones with low self esteem and a craving for affection who obsess over their looks.

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