before I begin let me ask you a question what are some physical traits of
what are some physical traits of
what are some physical traits of good-looking woman or handsome men many
good-looking woman or handsome men many
good-looking woman or handsome men many of us may have different answers to this
of us may have different answers to this
of us may have different answers to this question with the reputation of holding
question with the reputation of holding
question with the reputation of holding some of the world’s most beautiful woman
some of the world’s most beautiful woman
some of the world’s most beautiful woman and men South Korea is also a country
and men South Korea is also a country
and men South Korea is also a country known for its excessive amount of
known for its excessive amount of
known for its excessive amount of plastic surgery procedures one survey
plastic surgery procedures one survey
plastic surgery procedures one survey conducted by Lima as students about
conducted by Lima as students about
conducted by Lima as students about their views on plastic surgery and the
their views on plastic surgery and the
their views on plastic surgery and the people who get it she wanted to make her
people who get it she wanted to make her
people who get it she wanted to make her nose look higher as she felt it is
nose look higher as she felt it is
nose look higher as she felt it is placed too low in the middle of her face
placed too low in the middle of her face
placed too low in the middle of her face likewise people are often judged by
likewise people are often judged by
likewise people are often judged by their appearance however the problem
their appearance however the problem
their appearance however the problem that lies here is that the more we look
that lies here is that the more we look
that lies here is that the more we look like celebrities on TV the more
like celebrities on TV the more
like celebrities on TV the more favorably we are judged the physical
favorably we are judged the physical
favorably we are judged the physical traits of popular idol stars and
traits of popular idol stars and
traits of popular idol stars and celebrities that we commonly see on TV
celebrities that we commonly see on TV
celebrities that we commonly see on TV social media or even popular weapons
social media or even popular weapons
social media or even popular weapons have become the standard of beauty in
have become the standard of beauty in
have become the standard of beauty in our country more importantly many
our country more importantly many
our country more importantly many children and adolescents in Korea grow
children and adolescents in Korea grow
children and adolescents in Korea grow up with these images and come to believe
up with these images and come to believe
up with these images and come to believe that those who look like celebrities on
that those who look like celebrities on
that those who look like celebrities on TV are physically superior to ordinary
TV are physically superior to ordinary
TV are physically superior to ordinary people in conjunction with the impact of
people in conjunction with the impact of
people in conjunction with the impact of social media the older Korean Generation
social media the older Korean Generation
social media the older Korean Generation stereotype of being very strict with
stereotype of being very strict with
stereotype of being very strict with tradition social norms and education has
tradition social norms and education has
tradition social norms and education has pushed young people to strive to be
pushed young people to strive to be
pushed young people to strive to be superior to others the pressure to be
superior to others the pressure to be
superior to others the pressure to be perfect and to honor one’s family and
perfect and to honor one’s family and
perfect and to honor one’s family and ancestors is everywhere Koreans are very
ancestors is everywhere Koreans are very
ancestors is everywhere Koreans are very family-oriented and therefore to make
family-oriented and therefore to make
family-oriented and therefore to make one’s parents proud is important in the
one’s parents proud is important in the
one’s parents proud is important in the race to be the best it has been
race to be the best it has been
race to be the best it has been undeniable in the Korean society that
undeniable in the Korean society that
undeniable in the Korean society that when it comes to job interviews the
when it comes to job interviews the
when it comes to job interviews the candidate with good looks may get the
candidate with good looks may get the
candidate with good looks may get the job before another candidate with the
job before another candidate with the
job before another candidate with the same education and background but with
same education and background but with
same education and background but with with
with
with different less appealing looks what is
different less appealing looks what is
different less appealing looks what is our standard of beauty skinny and pretty
our standard of beauty skinny and pretty
our standard of beauty skinny and pretty tall and handsome when we ask people
tall and handsome when we ask people
tall and handsome when we ask people they do not know why any people have
they do not know why any people have
they do not know why any people have become the standard of beauty in our
become the standard of beauty in our
become the standard of beauty in our current generation it is unfortunate
current generation it is unfortunate
current generation it is unfortunate that those who do not fit people’s
that those who do not fit people’s
that those who do not fit people’s beauty standards are looked down on in
beauty standards are looked down on in
beauty standards are looked down on in our society that is so hurtful because
our society that is so hurtful because
our society that is so hurtful because outward appearance is not something that
outward appearance is not something that
outward appearance is not something that easily changed without restoring to
easily changed without restoring to
easily changed without restoring to artificial surgical operations it is
artificial surgical operations it is
artificial surgical operations it is simply not fair for people to judge
simply not fair for people to judge
simply not fair for people to judge others for what they are born with we as
others for what they are born with we as
others for what they are born with we as high schoolers must take bold actions
high schoolers must take bold actions
high schoolers must take bold actions against the mainstream culture that fits
against the mainstream culture that fits
against the mainstream culture that fits in our insecurities and pursuits for
in our insecurities and pursuits for
in our insecurities and pursuits for unrealistic beauty we must be proactive
unrealistic beauty we must be proactive
unrealistic beauty we must be proactive about this issue because otherwise our
about this issue because otherwise our
about this issue because otherwise our self-esteem will be trampled trampled
self-esteem will be trampled trampled
self-esteem will be trampled trampled down and we will become slaves to the
down and we will become slaves to the
down and we will become slaves to the tragic trail of unrealistic beauty
tragic trail of unrealistic beauty
tragic trail of unrealistic beauty standards there are simple things that
standards there are simple things that
standards there are simple things that you can do that can make a huge
you can do that can make a huge
you can do that can make a huge difference first say no to yourself
difference first say no to yourself
difference first say no to yourself whenever you’re exposed to those images
whenever you’re exposed to those images
whenever you’re exposed to those images of celebrities or cartoons that convey
of celebrities or cartoons that convey
of celebrities or cartoons that convey unrealistic beauty standards second
unrealistic beauty standards second
unrealistic beauty standards second deliberately boycott companies that use
deliberately boycott companies that use
deliberately boycott companies that use unrealistic beauty icons to sell their
unrealistic beauty icons to sell their
unrealistic beauty icons to sell their products in a way as consumers we are
products in a way as consumers we are
products in a way as consumers we are the decision makers that can change the
the decision makers that can change the
the decision makers that can change the vision vision visions of businesses and
vision vision visions of businesses and
vision vision visions of businesses and corporations the more accepting we are
corporations the more accepting we are
corporations the more accepting we are of their old world strategies the more
of their old world strategies the more
of their old world strategies the more deeply those businesses will try to
deeply those businesses will try to
deeply those businesses will try to conquer our consciousness say no as we
conquer our consciousness say no as we
conquer our consciousness say no as we turn our back from such hurtful
turn our back from such hurtful
turn our back from such hurtful manipulation we can solidly grow our
manipulation we can solidly grow our
manipulation we can solidly grow our self-esteem and keep our emotional state
self-esteem and keep our emotional state
self-esteem and keep our emotional state stable and healthy third we need to form
stable and healthy third we need to form
stable and healthy third we need to form a comedy in each school that I use to
a comedy in each school that I use to
a comedy in each school that I use to take care of high schoolers minds by
take care of high schoolers minds by
take care of high schoolers minds by encouraging them to critically evaluate
encouraging them to critically evaluate
encouraging them to critically evaluate the environment that they’re exposed to
the environment that they’re exposed to
the environment that they’re exposed to at the internet TV commercials and more
at the internet TV commercials and more
at the internet TV commercials and more we need to recognize the issue and raise
we need to recognize the issue and raise
we need to recognize the issue and raise our voice because all those small
our voice because all those small
our voice because all those small efforts in our daily life will surely
efforts in our daily life will surely
efforts in our daily life will surely result in sound self-esteem based on
result in sound self-esteem based on
result in sound self-esteem based on solid confidence lastly say no to those
solid confidence lastly say no to those
solid confidence lastly say no to those hard to believe perfect looking
hard to believe perfect looking
hard to believe perfect looking celebrities say no to those plastic
celebrities say no to those plastic
celebrities say no to those plastic surgery promotions that feeds on our
surgery promotions that feeds on our
surgery promotions that feeds on our insecurities say no to those
insecurities say no to those
insecurities say no to those corporations such as Victoria’s Secret
corporations such as Victoria’s Secret
corporations such as Victoria’s Secret that attack our self-esteem I believe
that attack our self-esteem I believe
that attack our self-esteem I believe that this is time for us to shout for
that this is time for us to shout for
that this is time for us to shout for mercy for outward appearance there was a
mercy for outward appearance there was a
mercy for outward appearance there was a gift from our parents thank you for
gift from our parents thank you for
gift from our parents thank you for listening
listening
listening [Applause]
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