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Is fashion killing our originality? | Juliana Maria Marquez Salej | TEDxColegioAngloColombiano


there was something i never truly

there was something i never truly understood and that was her tendency to

understood and that was her tendency to

understood and that was her tendency to follow ministry i remember i would see

follow ministry i remember i would see

follow ministry i remember i would see people on my school wearing the same

people on my school wearing the same

people on my school wearing the same types of genes the same brand of shoes

types of genes the same brand of shoes

types of genes the same brand of shoes the same type of shirts i even happened

the same type of shirts i even happened

the same type of shirts i even happened to be one of those girls and when i look

to be one of those girls and when i look

to be one of those girls and when i look back at the situation i wish i would

back at the situation i wish i would

back at the situation i wish i would have done something different and i wish

have done something different and i wish

have done something different and i wish i would have been more original in the

i would have been more original in the

i would have been more original in the way I dressed and after realizing about

way I dressed and after realizing about

way I dressed and after realizing about something that has been so part of my

something that has been so part of my

something that has been so part of my life something else daily as wearing

life something else daily as wearing

life something else daily as wearing clothes I realized I had been wrong for

clothes I realized I had been wrong for

clothes I realized I had been wrong for most of my life and then I came up with

most of my life and then I came up with

most of my life and then I came up with three main reasons why we follow

three main reasons why we follow

three main reasons why we follow mainstream number one because guidance

mainstream number one because guidance

mainstream number one because guidance it is a fact that most of us look up to

it is a fact that most of us look up to

it is a fact that most of us look up to celebrities on what to wear celebrities

celebrities on what to wear celebrities

celebrities on what to wear celebrities are role models or are supposed to be

are role models or are supposed to be

are role models or are supposed to be celebrities represent who we want to be

celebrities represent who we want to be

celebrities represent who we want to be they represent the perfect faces the

they represent the perfect faces the

they represent the perfect faces the perfect bodies the perfect way to dress

perfect bodies the perfect way to dress

perfect bodies the perfect way to dress it is okay to look up to celebrities as

it is okay to look up to celebrities as

it is okay to look up to celebrities as a form of inspiration but how much is

a form of inspiration but how much is

a form of inspiration but how much is too much number two because we want to

too much number two because we want to

too much number two because we want to look before anything i would like to

look before anything i would like to

look before anything i would like to show you this pyramid this is the

show you this pyramid this is the

show you this pyramid this is the hierarchy of values by max shalour a

hierarchy of values by max shalour a

hierarchy of values by max shalour a german philosopher the pyramid has six

german philosopher the pyramid has six

german philosopher the pyramid has six categories which are vital values

categories which are vital values

categories which are vital values aesthetics pleasure intellectual ethics

aesthetics pleasure intellectual ethics

aesthetics pleasure intellectual ethics and spirituality they are used to

and spirituality they are used to

and spirituality they are used to explain the way we dress and who we are

explain the way we dress and who we are

explain the way we dress and who we are we may dress in a way that’s ethical we

we may dress in a way that’s ethical we

we may dress in a way that’s ethical we know a that’s intellectual such as Dalai

know a that’s intellectual such as Dalai

know a that’s intellectual such as Dalai Lama

and after all I would say the thing that

and after all I would say the thing that we value the most as human beings would

we value the most as human beings would

we value the most as human beings would be aesthetics and why aesthetics because

be aesthetics and why aesthetics because

be aesthetics and why aesthetics because we often value things if they’re pretty

we often value things if they’re pretty

we often value things if they’re pretty or not if they’re good or bad and

or not if they’re good or bad and

or not if they’re good or bad and they’re all based on aesthetics

they’re all based on aesthetics

they’re all based on aesthetics [Music]

[Music]

[Music] aesthetics equal to cool that is what we

aesthetics equal to cool that is what we

aesthetics equal to cool that is what we have decided to give importance to inner

have decided to give importance to inner

have decided to give importance to inner life that what we have decided to give

life that what we have decided to give

life that what we have decided to give importance to as a society aesthetics

importance to as a society aesthetics

importance to as a society aesthetics are not wrong but what it is wrong is

are not wrong but what it is wrong is

are not wrong but what it is wrong is trying to send our lives uniquely on one

trying to send our lives uniquely on one

trying to send our lives uniquely on one of these values and this this leads me

of these values and this this leads me

of these values and this this leads me to my third reason which is because we

to my third reason which is because we

to my third reason which is because we want to fit in according to Henry Tasha

want to fit in according to Henry Tasha

want to fit in according to Henry Tasha and John Turner every single one of us

and John Turner every single one of us

and John Turner every single one of us have a social identity which is a person

have a social identity which is a person

have a social identity which is a person we portray to be the person we show

we portray to be the person we show

we portray to be the person we show others we are and with social identity

others we are and with social identity

others we are and with social identity comes the fact that characterization

comes the fact that characterization

comes the fact that characterization occurs and that’s when we give a rank or

occurs and that’s when we give a rank or

occurs and that’s when we give a rank or give it a status people and why do we

give it a status people and why do we

give it a status people and why do we give these shadows to people because we

give these shadows to people because we

give these shadows to people because we do not want to generate judgment also

do not want to generate judgment also

do not want to generate judgment also during our teenage years comes a fact

during our teenage years comes a fact

during our teenage years comes a fact that we have an incredible Boyd within

that we have an incredible Boyd within

that we have an incredible Boyd within us and that and that void would be

us and that and that void would be

us and that and that void would be caused because ever since we were little

caused because ever since we were little

caused because ever since we were little we have a figure which often our parents

we have a figure which often our parents

we have a figure which often our parents and as we grow we start to grow away

and as we grow we start to grow away

and as we grow we start to grow away from that figure and that when a void is

from that figure and that when a void is

from that figure and that when a void is developed that void is trying to fill

developed that void is trying to fill

developed that void is trying to fill with various things but one of the

with various things but one of the

with various things but one of the things we try to fill it with would be

things we try to fill it with would be

things we try to fill it with would be acceptance as an acceptance of remorse

acceptance as an acceptance of remorse

acceptance as an acceptance of remorse acceptance of our personalities

acceptance of our personalities

acceptance of our personalities acceptance of who we are but i would say

acceptance of who we are but i would say

acceptance of who we are but i would say that type of acceptance we look up to

that type of acceptance we look up to

that type of acceptance we look up to the most would be acceptance in the way

the most would be acceptance in the way

the most would be acceptance in the way we look and acceptance in the way we

we look and acceptance in the way we

we look and acceptance in the way we dress and why acceptance in the way we

dress and why acceptance in the way we

dress and why acceptance in the way we dress and the way we

dress and the way we

dress and the way we because I think we value the most is

because I think we value the most is

because I think we value the most is aesthetics going back to the hierarchy

aesthetics going back to the hierarchy

aesthetics going back to the hierarchy of values every single one of your

of values every single one of your

of values every single one of your actions can be explained by one of these

actions can be explained by one of these

actions can be explained by one of these values either you dress in an ethical

values either you dress in an ethical

values either you dress in an ethical way are you acting an aesthetic way and

way are you acting an aesthetic way and

way are you acting an aesthetic way and I think fashion is a way of showing the

I think fashion is a way of showing the

I think fashion is a way of showing the values to give importance in your life

values to give importance in your life

values to give importance in your life the values you think are important in

the values you think are important in

the values you think are important in your life and yes as a 14 year old girl

your life and yes as a 14 year old girl

your life and yes as a 14 year old girl I have followed mainstream after all

I have followed mainstream after all

I have followed mainstream after all every single one of us have and it’s not

every single one of us have and it’s not

every single one of us have and it’s not wrong but what we should do is make a

wrong but what we should do is make a

wrong but what we should do is make a conscious decision of what you wear and

conscious decision of what you wear and

conscious decision of what you wear and which values you portray portray by the

which values you portray portray by the

which values you portray portray by the way will you address so this is my

way will you address so this is my

way will you address so this is my invitation to you have an open mind to

invitation to you have an open mind to

invitation to you have an open mind to originality be original dress in an

originality be original dress in an

originality be original dress in an original way think reading and be

original way think reading and be

original way think reading and be different because if I do not show Who I

different because if I do not show Who I

different because if I do not show Who I am by the way I dress is there any way

am by the way I dress is there any way

am by the way I dress is there any way people will know the real me thank you

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