![]() However, Seojun consistently gets scouted for modeling opportunities from his friends or make-up and clothing companies, which irritates him, knowing he’s just a pretty face to society. Though these privilege opportunities are explored more with her friends Suho and Seojun since their appearance is influenced by the boy band BTS. Her looks (with make-up) are also how she was able to become an Instagram influencer and a model for a small mall. For example, when she began looking for a job, a convenience store manager quickly hired her because her looks (with makeup) could bring customers. But with make-up on, opportunities were handed to her. In response, the guy said, “ew, f*ck you.”īad as it is, this was an experience that would happen before she started wearing make-up. In another, two guys were playing around and said to the other that Jugyeong was his girlfriend. When this happened, the people told her to pay for their clothes while calling her ugly. ![]() There have been times when Jugyeong goes out in public without her make-up if the trip is quick, but in one scene, she slipped, fell, and spilled something on someone. Being Conventionally Beautiful Comes With Privilege. Her thought process is something like, “Why would they like me if they have beautiful friends like that,” which remains when she gets in a relationship with Seojun, causing her to experiences a lot of anxiety and jealousy. She mainly does this when beautiful women are around her crushes, making her believe that they’ll never like her back. ![]() And its value gets sent in messages through the media, making young girls internalize that anyone outside of their beauty standards is ugly, which raises insecurity issues.Īs a result, Jugyeong constantly compares herself to other women and feels nowhere near their beauty. Image Source: Aegyo.idĪnd since our patriarchal society oppresses women, women are only respected or desired if they’re conventionally beautiful. Without it, she fears she’ll lose her friends from her “ugliness.”įear of rejection is then the emotion that cycles the circle of society’s toxicity with having beauty standards since it goes from “You’re ugly” without make-up to “Your beautiful” with make-up, then to “You’re fake’ with a bare face, which again stems from men objectifying women. Once she does this, she’s considered the prettiest girl in school, making Jugyeong feel the need to wear make-up every day to school. Though it’s this rejection that makes her learn how to do her make-up and changes her style. But the comic takes it up a notch with the men ending relationships when they see their girlfriends without make-up, revealing that women are objectified and only valued by their looks. This is reinforced in the comic when women’s bare faces repulse men. So their remarks show that average girls aren’t considered beautiful in society’s eyes. Jugyeong is the main character who is very insecure about her looks since she was labeled ugly by her bullies and family, when in fact, she’s an average girl who wears comfortable clothing with acne and glasses. Image Source: Bleeding Cool The Webtoon “True Beauty” Reflects Womens’ Insecurity Issues. Here are the reasons why the Webtoon “True Beauty” is disliked. Even with a new perspective, the story still has the same issues. ![]() But that doesn’t mean the story’s problems don’t exist. ![]() Yet rereading it later on in life gave me new reasons to like the Webtoon.Īs the saying goes, “The story is different when you’re different,” which applies to all forms of storytelling like music, movies, poetry, and books. When I first read “True Beauty,” I was entertained by the drama until I realized the story wasn’t going anywhere. ![]()
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