Comments on: How do you define your beauty?

By: Traci

Traci — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:22:49 +0000

“Thank you”. I am truly honored.

By: Traci Lee

Traci Lee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:37:52 +0000

Welcome Frances,

Thank you for coming by to visit the site, and especially, for sharing your story.

I hate the role that the media plays in all that. I really do. When it’s only the so-called “Beautiful” that make it to the TV and the magazines, how else are our girls supposed to see themselves — or others for that matter. Hopefully, we can begin undoing it by showing our girls THEIR beauty, and learning to appreciate what they have — versus what the media, and others, say they need to have, to be considered “beautiful”. I think, on the whole, there is work to be done…but it can be done. I feel strongly about that.

Thank you, again.

By: Frances Medina

Frances Medina — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:31:43 +0000

I never really went through any second guessing of my beauty as a child because I was such a tomboy and really didn’t care what most guys thought. Even as i grew into a young lady I sort of always had a good selfesteem. But my 12 year old is driving me crazy with the whole good hair bad hair syndrome and what looks pretty to her only counts. I am sorry to say she is very vain and I really don’t understand where it came from. I don’t even wear makeup and I still kindof have a boyish style in the way I dress. TV and magazines play a role but rearing comes from the home and I am a real natural type of women and I am not critical about anyone elses appreances. I hope and pray she grows out of this stage and I sure will have her read your articles maybe to help me keep her grounded. Thank you for the forums that keep us as colored women unique

By: traccey

traccey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:10:49 +0000

This reminds me of something I went through with my daughter. I wrote about it — Three shades of brown.

http://blingingbeauty.com/?p=923