China's Tortured Beauties: Make Me Look Western
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2013
- Tortured Beauties - China: The frightening new Chinese craze for Western-style beauty driving a nationwide boom in dangerous and drastic cosmetic surgery procedures.
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Modern China is working hard to give itself a new image. And now a frightening new craze for Western-style beauty is driving a nationwide boom in dangerous and drastic cosmetic surgery procedures.
"Until recently, communist ideals valued natural beauty. Today, other things are considered beautiful", explains fashion photographer Zheng Chen. At just 19, young model Ai Xiao Qi has found success in China's fashion world. But she isn't under any illusions about the painful cause of her popularity: "when you're in front of cameras, your face must have a strong profile". A strong profile: the new Chinese euphemism for surgically-enhanced Western features. In a bid to be as tall as Westerners, Chinese girls are even undergoing gruesome procedures to break and extend their legs. After a botched surgery, tour guide Qi Lixia ended up horribly disfigured. "The doctors tried to re-assure me. But my nose was completely deformed." But such is the pressure on young girls that she's prepared to go under the knife again: "Looking good helps me in my job". As this mantra becomes more widely accepted, the message to young girls is clear: it's what's on the outside that counts.
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Um Chinese/Asians don't want necessarily want pale skin to look western. In Asia for a long time it's been thought that if your skin was darker you were poor. If you had pale skin it showed you were more rich and didn't have to work in fields etc.
yup! Same thing my mom and Grandma told me haha. Dark skin means you work in the field and stuff and so on for pale skin
I'm not saying you are wrong but that was a European/Western thought too (probably) before that became a fad too in China. When rich families would hire an artist to paint them they would ask to have themselves be paler than actuality in the picture.
Exactly!
***** hello troll
Mahnoor Arham
That Chinese woman didn't even say European women have fuller lips. She just said that they were pretty. Sucky translations tbh.
Full lips here and confused...
Yea I’ve been reading that it’s more Asian to have fuller lips, so Asians are actually getting their lips reduced, and say they’re giving them “definition.”
Yes because European women don't have lips at all
omg, the leg extension was absolutely frightening, so wrong,
Very wrong sad..
The procedure has merit, and was designed successfully to alleviate dwarfism.
Dwarves, because of their short stature, often cannot drive cars, nor even reach their own kitchen sinks.
Adding only a few inches to their height solves more problems than it offers.
The women here are risking good health for vanity, it seems, if not a slight advantage in business work.
Yes, totally jaw dropping!!
Ikr its so dangerous😱😱😱
@@maggiep9007 i've seen it on tv b4-but for medical reasons.looks horrendous
If you are Chinese, Black, White, Indian etc. that is what you were born to be. You cant change that! Embrace it instead of wanting to be someone that you will never be.
Ellie Rigby They are being asian. They just want to change their features to the asian standard of beauty. But there is too much pressure. Everybody thinks everybody needs plastic surgery there to be perfect and successful. In job interviews, they have to send a pic of themselves. It's bad because so many people feel the beed to get surgery and everyone is too focused on appearances
Ellie Rigby ! Indian there are more pretty indian girls than white girls who look more manly morever many indians don't even have a white obession like many of todays guys or girls some girls very dark are more beautiful than fair or white girls! being beautiful and pretty means lots of thing contrast being one which is not present among white girls their single color hair and skin give it off middle easterners have contrast asian have softness indians have both just skin is dark their facial profiles are lot better than white asians or other girls.
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@@debasismohanty58 The fact that you started to compare women of different races when the comment was just praising all women, of all races, no matter the color or nationality....well, just shows how insecure you are. Also, people with knlwiledge about Indian socity knows what a Hell it is for a dark skin girl to be seen good in India, even parents force girls to stay out of sun, or think they wont find them husbands etc when will grow...so, please, spare us with ur desilusion.
@@debasismohanty58 Also, you ignorant, white women don't have a single hair color or skin color, they vary in colors, from super white to mediteranean , from red hair to diff shades of blond, to brown, to black etc, you really are a jealous creature...and insecure as Hell.
The translation is not 100% accurate and they have deliberately left out things. For example, when the group of girls and the man were standing in front of the store (around the 5:00 mark), one of the girls said the woman in the picture had an "Eastern beauty", which was what made her seem ideal. Also, another girl said Europeans have deeper features, which look good in pictures; on the other hand, Chinese women have flatter features, which may look beautiful in real life, but does not translate to image well. I think these subtle phrasings do make an important distinction in interpreting whether a Western look is preferred. I wonder why they left it out.
I think it's tragic that societies have such a negative influence on women's beauty. I hear these Asian women striving for something that takes away from their individual beauty. And beautiful they are.
***** I COMPLETELY agree!!!! They don't see themselves as they are....truly beautiful!!!!
Its so sad, they are so beautiful and can't see it. Instead of seeing themselves as unique and beautiful, they strive to look generically beautiful.
I think that they are all beautiful but I guess everyone has atleast one thing that they don't like about themselves.
M4x P0wer
Thanks for the tip man. I've been to Asia. My ex is asian. But don't worry, I'll let her know how asians truly look like. I couldn't have known without your help, random wise youtuber! ;)
M4x P0wer
Wish I had three hands to do a triple facepalm to honor people like you. But sadly, I will have to stick with a double facepalm. Cheerios tho :)
It's very unprofessional of whoever decided to leave out important comments of the interviewees and add in their own translations. She didn't say "I want to look even more western" also when asked on the street to comment on the model she said her looks "represents the traditional eastern beauty" also not translating the part where she said Chinese people are beautiful if you look at them in real life, but in pictures it doesn't show. I don't really understand why such a video exist if all it's doing is represent a culture in a way that it's not. Stopped watching and I hope this video doesn't become some kind of reference video that people are looking at to learn about Chinese beauty.
Chinese women are all the same
@Green Earth my mother no cause she was not Chinese but your mother yes
@Green Earth or maybe you are a pattayan looser that can get only "hookers" desperate people
A vdeo about plastic surgery in South Korea lead me to this video. I'm sorry to see that your interesting comment was attacked by a low life internet stalker hiding behind the alias "hgjyhgyhfgyj ghfhfgyhjf".
Thanks for exposing the fake translations. It seems the producers wanted to make it seem like it’s western culture imposing itself on weak and insecure Asians. Seemed like bullshit to me but I can’t understand what the people were actually saying. The pursuit of beauty and a wealthy man is not something to be ashamed of. Those are normal and prudent motivations for woman in any culture.
I don't understand why they filmed this shit in China. In Korea this stuff is like x100 more often.
Those that advertise surgery clinics like to tell you that you need to fix your nose in your face..try that everywhere else and you are assaulted lol
You forget that the statistics include foreigners going to Korea for surgery from China, Taiwan, Hong Konh, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, and Asians living in other countries. And the large majority get eyelids done, secondary in nose jobs usually objections. The remaining get jaw shaved but it's not as high as you think.
The rest is skin treatment and makeup, I'd say cosmetics profits as much as surgery.
Other ethnicities get work done more on lowering nose bridge, fuller lips, and body. But this is largely isolated in LA, as in Asia it's largely Seoul, Korea and Bangkok, Thailand, and a ton of people all over the world go for work in Thailand, sometimes just regular procedures because of the cheap cost.
***** Korea has the most plastic surgery in the world and your work resume has to include your picture and they don't hire ugly people. Korea also has mirrors everywhere to make people more insecure
***** Don't use ad hominems as an argument. If you don't like it don't reply
It happen a lots in Asian people obsessed with light skin
"European women have full lips ". Yeah they have not come across European women. 😂😂😂😂
usually, full lips are considered ugly in Asia.
Faewaterspirit are you sure?
European women can and do have full lips, just not as full as Black people but fuller than Asians
Queen LeLe hehe
White people have the smallest lips Chinese people have much fuller lips than white people lmao
basically they have low self esteem.
yes
It's not a lack of self esteem it is the norm for rich Asians these days as it is in the US.
no. I'm chinese and i'm fine with it.
Some Europeans also try to get tanned. All just be 'kidnapped' by the main stream ideas about what is beautiful.
Tanning started because it signified a certain lifestyle and the trend stuck around and still means living a outdoorsy lifestyle. Has nothing to do with wanting to look Black and Asian because tanned White people look nothing like Black and Asians lol. Although I am sure you are trolling.
There's some problems in the translation of this video. When the girl talk about the sexy poster girl, she also said she had the eastern beauty. This sentence was ignored. And when the girl talk about the importance of beauty when doing a interview, she also said after the first interview your ability also matters. This was also ignored. This video is also tortured.
yeah this video is from a biased point of view
I can never trust translated videos.
They always leave out details, but often cut them on purpose to protect the opinion of the director.
Maggie P he taking things out of context and report it according to the message he wants to convey, which is not totally accurate as what they tell him in Chinese language during the interview.
The model looks better than the edited version
These girls are wasting their lives trying to be something they're not
I've been in Shanghai recently and SO many men and women kept admiring the whiteness of my skin. Kept asking what products I use. While in my country it's a trend to have a darker, tanned skin. I think you just have to accept yourself and stop comparing yourself to others. Just be happy with the way you are.
So let me get this straight - Asian women are trying to look like white women and white women are trying to look like black women...alrighty then.
***** lol tell me about it...it's a mad, mad world we live in.
If white woman are trying to look like black woman.. then why do the majority of black woman get criticized for their general appearance?, most of them are just from ignorant people but the other half are mainly "trolls".. color just shouldn't matter anymore, you're born with what you have, so why not just embrace it!!?
***** if you say so. I guess the augmentation of lips, butts, and extreme tans are all to look white then. Gotcha!
Thanks for the enlightenment mate lol.
***** I think you need to watch the news and observe trends. Educate yourself about these behavioral patterns. It's very real and present. Don't take my word for it. Research and see for yourself.
***** it's not that they "want to be black/African". I never said that. I am implying that they emulate certain physical characteristics that they find attractive in blacks. The physical evidence of this is everywhere. I don't even know why I'm getting into this debate with you lol.
these subtitles aren't 100% accurate, like at around 4:40 the girl describing the model says she's very pretty, gives off a very elegant EASTERN vibe...
THis is scary... I love my face... there's nothing wrong with having an Asian face. If Asians keep on doing that, there won't be any "authentic" Asian beauty in the future... like seriously, STOP.
What are you talking about? This is showing 4 women. Not everyone does that.
It's so strange to think that they find pale skin so desirable and all we westerners seem to want to do is get as tanned and bronzed as we possibly can.. I guess the grass really does always seem greener on the other side
just a golden tan, not brown or black.
***** pfft
I dont get I think most Chinese girls are waayy cuter than most white western girls , they shouldn't be trying to look like us white girls trust me you will regret it
I am asian and I don't know why I think Caucasian,Middle estern and Hispanic Women look prettier than Asian women.
MARK JEANS WMAF is pretty common, and AMWF is rare, so basically Asian women are top dollar and Asian men are the plankton. Sorry fam
I think girls of all races want to look white because white women are considered beautiful, elegant, and just ideal. I'm not saying every girl but girls of all races. I have hispanic friends that wish they were white as well as Asian, Black, and Middle Eastern.
Chien-sheng Tsai Well, in your case, Chinese women aren't that hard to get if you're Chinese yourself. So you shouldn't really worry that much.
Lori McAdoo Which is fucking sad.
I think it's quite eurocentric to say Chinese people want to look "western". I guess they've got their own concept of beauty. I'd say they don't want to look western, they want to look like Hollywood stars, who have extremely perfect looks (only shown in movies and magazines). We western people don't necessarily look like Hollywood stars, almost all blonde and blue-eyed people because they're an invention, a hysteric method to show to people what's that supposed human perfection. "Regular western" people (I mean Caucasians in general) don't look like Hollywood stars at all and Chinese people wouldn't look like them, because that misconception of beauty isn't inherent to the human reality. You can find beautiful people in any corner of the world.
the fact is white people hate Hollywood then black people because it is now far left black people think Hollywood make Asians people to hate them selves and hate black people .
Its sad. European / western women don't have nice faces or lips. They have inside lips. Thats why they get surgery.
But all women are beautiful!!! Just be yourself and don't try to look like someone else! Your ancestors didn't fight for this!!
This is really sad. East Asian women are some of the most beautiful in the world - Asian eyes and shiny, straight dark hair are absolutely gorgeous. Why would they want to change?
+PsychosisFire Fetishist above. 'asian eyes'? straight dark hair? lots of other women have 'straight dark hair'....so what makes 'asian' straight dark hair particularly beautiful? What is not talked about here is fact that this obsession with the west also drives these women to prefer white/western men...because of hollywood and media...asian men are rarely shown as a romantic partner for asian women in western advertising and TV/film. asian women are usually paired with NON asian men. this is why it's so easy for white men to get asian women...because so many of the women see white men as status symbols. Hearing these women talk it's so clear they are brainwashed by media and advertising.
+lisa evers (yipyap) Funnily enough I don't really have a racial preference when it comes to women, I was just saying that some East Asian women are very beautiful. But even if I did, so what? Women openly declare what they like and dislike about men, why is it somehow wrong for men to do the same to women? Plus, you don't even know me; for all you know, I could be East Asian myself... that were the case, how could I fetishize my own race?
+PsychosisFire they don't like Asian eyes I guess
+lisa evers (yipyap) I don't think he was fetishizing Asian women. It's not okay to fetishize a particular race, but there's nothing wrong with having preferences for certain physical features that may be more common in certain races. He didn't say that other races don't share the features he listed; he just stated that he found those general Asian features to be attractive.
No shit, im gettin tired of all these fake ass bitches in the states. Excuse my honestly sincere and foul language.
I was okay until the leg extension part, wtf!!!
KoreAtreides oh god.. its awful
The procedure isn't that bad, I saw it on a show about dwarves who wanted normal lives _(driving cars, reaching stuff without step stool, making eye contact, etc.)_
... and then I saw the fucking DeWalt grocery store power drill being held loosely in the hand of a careless "doctor"......
Maggie P DO NOT COMPARE HEALTHY ASIAN WOMEN TO DWARVES
So Chinese women want even faces, where all the features fit the face and look elegant, like everybody else in the world? Who would have thought!
Alejandra Alvarez and leg extensions😶
I am european and I DON`T have the features what asian girls wish for.
I love asian facial features. Every "race" should be proud of their look.
it's because people in china don't normally see normal europeans, all they see are tv shows movies with beautiful white celebrities so they have the perceiption of white facial features being superior.
ever heard of cosplay?
I honestly think people should embrace their features. If a lot of people want this "western look", then everyone is going to look the same. This western fetish is just annoying and it needs to stop. Why would you want to look like something you're not?
How can you stop western fetish when you are a product of western fetish --- your mom !!! I bet you go for white guys too.
Why western women thicken their lips,darken their hair,skins and eyes ?........why western women are trying to look indian ?
Bambri what the fuck are you talking about? First of all, I'm not the type of person to date one race/ethnicity. Second of all, what do you mean I'm a product of a western fetish?
i guess u wont be going blonde anyday soon then.
Omar Shahabudeen yeah u wish and hollywood wanna look bollywood, keep deluding urself, bro!
I am a native mandarin chinese speaker and some of the translations are inaccurate. The model is saying she wants a visually striking profile on camera and she did not say she wants to look Western.
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Chinese women want white skin, american women want to be skinny. So technically, i can say, american women want to look more africam because almost everyone is skinny in africa. No thats not the case, theres a certain universal beauty standard of tall, fair skin, long eyelashes, skinny ect. Its not unique to China.
they don't understand how beautiful they are. :/
During ancient times in China, having a pale skin means that you come from an affluent family.(higher status) The wealthy girls are rarely exposed to sunlight nor rain, so their skin is tender, moisturized, and pale. According to the Chinese archives, a brothel in Canton would train their highly ranked prostitutes, other than chess, instruments, poetry, or painting, to measure the appropriate temperature of water that wash their face, so that it would not harm their skin. The prostitutes don't twist the facecloths and try as much as possible to not do any more activities, to bring out their delicateness.--which is considered attractive. Also, the archive specifically talks about how they have to be exposed to the sun for a certain amount of time , but no more than that. There were even so many restrictions in a little brothel, so paleness as beauty is our history, not looking or trying to look western. The standard of aesthetics is passed down from the ancient times based on hierarchy, from the top to the bottom, whereas looking pale, delicate body,complex hair accessorization , and lots of jewelries worn signify the top.Some people also argue that we do not strive to have the Western pale skin, but more of the color cream. PS, the paleness of skin complements with women's sex flush(redness) during intercourse.
From the top to the bottom,whereas pale skin,delicate body, complex hair accesorization, lots of jewellery is at the top. Also, some people argue that we do not strive to look pale,but more the colour cream.
I'm half Chinese and what you said is true lol. when I want to go to the beach or stay in the sun my parents wouldn't let me because they say my skin will become dark and no chinese/asian man would marry me when I grow up -.- . So I'm stuck inside my house for all these years...
I'm half chinese/cambodian 1/4 Vietnamese btw.
leg extensions, holy shit what the fuck humanity
sirK eeGcM *cringe cringe*
I'm European.. This is really sad to watch. Almost cried.
I think Asian women/men are beautiful and sexy! Without plastic surgery! How many crushes have I had on an Asian male? Many and I'm what you called "standard beauty" over there. :( I guess everyone wants something they can't have.. I know plastic surgery may inflict on how you feel about yourself, but it doesn't reverse genetics.
You really need to stop feeling "bad" for being European. Be glad you're good looking and stop this retarded self-hate just because a bunch of asian women feel ugly.
dash1dash2 I don't feel bad that I'm European.. I do not hate myself. I give sympathy to the women/men that feel this was about themselves. I never said I disliked my race either, nothing you're saying adds up to my comment.. I feel bad for you if you feel this way, If so, I hope you get better. No one deserves to hate their race or facial features, everyone is an individual and should treated that way. Race does not define us my friend. ^.^ (:
Son Kim Aww.. :3 Thank you. ^///^ You're so sweet. c:
You obviously don't pay too much attention to what's going on around you. The fact that you call me racist for defending my race and pointing out the truth of the liberal agendas just proves that you too are full of self-hate for your race.
***** I never mentioned your race, nor do I know it, neither do I care to know it. If this if how races are treated in your country.. Horrible, just horrible. You can't say I hate my race, and why? Simply because I know I don't. If this is how you feel against your own race, what a pity. It's sad to hear these words that Dash said "Be glad you're good looking and stop this retarded self-hate just because a bunch of Asian women feel ugly". Why? It gives me the impression that she/he may be implying to themselves in a way that they think that they're ugly. Understand? Your "Liberal Agendas" sound like they're all in your head. I'm sorry if my comment on the video offended you, yet I don't completely understand why.. As your comment just sounds like you're waffling nonsense. But that's just my opinion. You shall rant on about these "Liberal Agendas" and "Race self-hate". When really, it's going to change nothing.
THIS IS NOT NEWS. Women and men have done crazy things for beauty since the dawn of time!!
In ancient Egypt women would use highly dangerous makeup that could cause blindness and even death, Chinese women would bind their feet in the 1800s, in the renaissance women would use a blend of carbonate, hydroxide and lead oxide to achieve paler skin and these substances led to muscle paralysis and death. A popular way to achieve the pale face also included the use of leaches who were attached to the ears and drained the blood from the woman's face, giving her the desired appearance of one who is about to swoon.
I could go on! My point is surgery is just another step in evolution, humans will ALWAYS want to be desirable. Its in our dna, like all other species its about procreation.
Chinese women where kinda force to tho......
You could say that about the rest as well, and of women (and men) today. The standard of beauty keeps changing, and us along with it.
Yes, having small feet was seen as beautiful and a status symbol - often the only way for a woman to marry into money. Beauty have been key since the dawn of time, and it is still like that today. Many women today have these surgeries for the same reasons - to be beautiful, get a better life - a man, family, money etc.
LittleRubberSquare
One Beauty standard in East Asia and SE Asia doesn't change. They all think fair skin with ugly face is pettier than nice appearance with brown skin. talk about silly people. The people in East Asia and SE Asia are the silliest ones.
Well quite frankly it's time we evolved to be less shallow. Looks matter, sure - but not to the extent that we imagine.
There are certain features that are almost universally preferred across all races and cultures. Lighter skin, large eyes a particular body shape have been shown to be subconsciously considered more attractive. As chance would have it, a lot of the features humans are hard wired to be attracted to are found in European caucasians. I don't think it is fair to say they are trying to look "Western". Rather, they are trying to attain the features that are internationally toted as being beautiful.
***** That's exactly what I said myself
if that were the case, then Asian women would have been trying to look this way before western film, western beauty magazines etc were introduced into their culture. As the world become smaller and Asians learned more about what the West considered 'beauty', it was only then that they suddenly wanted longer lashes, bigger eyes, started lightening their hair (many Asian women will even dye their hair brown...just so it's at least not 'black' and helps to differentiate them from other Asians with black hair).... it has even extended to many Asian women now wanting hapa babies (mixed) as they've been brainwashed to believe hapa babies are 'cuter'...that western men are by default, more 'handsome', etc. It's very sad because...as well know...there is beauty in all ethnic groups....
Don't flatter yourself, there are so many unattractive Caucasians. There's no such thing as a universally beautiful race. In actuality the most beautiful tend to be biracial and multiracial people. There are gorgeous people in every ethnic background, and in every skin tone.
Rayna Lovely I didn't say that caucasians are a universally beautiful race. Many of the traits that are considered preferable across nearly all races are common in European caucasians.
Not really. "Big eyes"? That's the same for blacks, Arabs, Indians, South Americans etc. As for light skin, that's completely subjective. Personally I think a tan looks more attractive, though as with anything, beauty is obviously completely subjective...
WTF is that leg extension surgery thing? That's the scariest procedure I've heard of (cosmetic-wise!)
scary!
Chinese (and east Asia) culture has been obsessed with fair skinned for the majority of their existence. What does this have to do with idealizing Western beauty? Unwarranted self importance?
***** and why do the white want to look skinny? to be more like Asian?
A lot of white girls want to change their nose, eyes, etc too.. have you not seen any celebrities from Hollywood? It's simply a evolutionary trait where the species always aims to be best suited for their environment.
***** dude, just get over it, they don't want to be white, it's just you want to believe that they want to be white. what you want is a lot different from what the fact is. enough self delusion.
This document is from a Western perspective. Lighter skin has always been the ideal beauty standard throughout Chinese history because it associate with richer high class Chinese. Whereas, working class has tanner skin because they work in the field all day. What evidence support that they try to look Western? This is anecdotal speculation at best?
Food for thought- 10 million Yuan, is around 1.4 mil USD
"European women have full lips"
Glen Coco what lips 👄? Last time I checked they have no lips
I think theres a difference between full lips and giant lips.
Maggie P their lips still not full 💀
Some European women do have full lips and some don't. Same as Asians.
That's not even what they said. It was a mistranslation to push to agenda of this documentary.
Is this not just another manifestation of 'The grass is greener on the other side'? Only it isn't! Shit is shit everywhere.
Its's not like everyone wants to look western, but pale skin is a sign of perfection, pure, smooth, very porcelain. The 3D thing is kind of like "improving" features, enhancing it to make it appear more noticible.
Pale skin is a sign of perfection?? Pale skin looks sick! Dead people and ghosts look pale! Lol..everyone wants a nice toned color..the most attractive people are those with some type of a tan..those are the ones who look perfect and actually healthy.
***** All cultures have different perspectives. Just like how you find tanned skin more beautiful, many Asians think pale skin is more attractive. And no, it doesn't look sick..pale skin use to be a sign of luxury and one's wealth in the old days cause it means that person doesn't have to do hard labor work and that belief has been passed down for centuries.
***** Many people do think being tan looks better, and that's totally fine (if you're not hurting yourself too bad with UV rays and things, but that's another topic...). But many people also think being pale looks better, which is ALSO fine. I personally am very pale and I love it. I actively avoid getting a tan if I can help it, actually, and not for any medical reasons, I just think it looks nice with my hair and eyes.
+nawal10, get over yourself! People with naturally pale flawless skin look great. Look at Emma Stone, a beautiful pale skinned redhead. Julieanne Moore. Nicole Kidman.
Barbara Danley whatever rocks your boat..and how about U get over yourself..these same so called pale skinned people u speak of have been the same people for decades and decades dehumanizing and enslaving others just because they were people of color and had beautiful lively skin..but God forbid someone calls white skin anything or ghostly looking, which it is, then it's such a big deal..it's my opinion anyways so I don't have to get over my OWN opinion but if u don't like it then YOU should ;)
These women are all so gorgeous, the natural Chinese that were interviewed. So gorgeous... Why do they want to change sooooo much?
i understand what you mean, but this video does not represent most of china/east asia! most asian women don't want to look white. they actually like the soft innocent look rather than really strong features... this video is bs.
so they can get employed. Chinese/Korean/Japanese women can't get employed if they don't have "white beauty"
And in China,if you have"white beauty",male boss like you, they would always take you to business feast,you can get promotion easily.Blame this society.
***** it seems humans just want whatever they don't have
***** I think he/she meant China's society
Omg 😱 the leg extension surgery. I was like 😳
Right wtf im shaking so bad
Something is seriously messed up with society.
It's funny how some Asian girls want to look European, and some European want to look Asian.
I'd love to have Asian looking eyes.
me too bt i dont want plastic surgery
I think, honestly, if it was guarantee'd to look natural I'd get surgery for korean eyes. Don't even know if thats a thing?!
***** I never said my eyes did look korean.. but thank you for the insult in telling me they look 'hollow'... as for the rest of your comment... what?
Dude, put the drugs down, and step away from the computer.
I feel so sad for humanity watching this..
Im gonna invent a white spray tan. With those over populated asian countries, ill make a fortune!
How about inventing something useful? Or starting an organization that campaigns to make women see themselves as beautiful when they naturally are, without plastic surgery.
BreakingBenjamin5150 Nah, the spray tan idea will make more money.
Super1122a Don't call it spray tan. Call it spray white
It already exist
I gagged at the leg extensions.
Same
I think Asian people are beautiful :( The prettiest people are know are either from China, Japan etc. Embrace who you are.
u took the words from my mind :)
the photographer is disgusting he speaks.....wa wa da da ra ra ba ba
i was thinking the same thing lol
It's because of his accent. China is a huge country and there are lots of different accents there.
Gee Dee He does not have an accent. He slurs/has a lisp.
Chinese women try to look white and white americans trying to look black lol
Chinese don't like look white. They are like look "Chinese mix White " .
liz mclean That's not true. Just because a race wants to have a feature that's common in another race, doesn't mean they want to look like that race specifically. That would be like saying: "black people want to look white because they're always wearing straight hair and more white looking hair." I'm sure you would argue with this. Full lips occur naturally in white people already. Big eyes occur in asian people naturally too. They just want those features along with the features they already have because they feel like they go together well. Asians who undergo plastic surgery have an asian celebrity in mind. White people who get their lips done, have a white celebrity or model with full lips in mind. White people tan naturally. Some like to have a tan so they look more athletic or like they go to the beach a lot
if anything they want to look Mediterranean
Artoria Pendragon sadly in america it is
And yet me, a 6ft tall Aussie bloke, *sniff*, all I want is to be a 3ft 5 Chinese girl.
A 6 foot Aussie? Must be one a them hills have eyes people
Oh, come on! You're Asian, DEAL WITH IT!!!
No matter what they do with make up, Photoshop or surgery, you can always tell when someone's Asian.
The issue is more so that people idealize "Western" people. Foreigners are basically valued for their looks. But there is an error right off the bat in the video. A lot of Asians want whitening creams and such to keep their skin pale, since having pale skin means that you're "rich"( long story, but it involves the past ).
***** No it's not that we like the Western Features it's that white means wealth and purity.
WHAAAAT!? I always found Asians (particularly Korean, Chinese, Japanese) the cutest of all races.
But not sexiest. That goes to the French.
And the fairest to the Swedes.
No, they don't. Have you even been to Sweden? Stop talking about things you don't know something about.
I like dark skin. Barbecued skin. Skin so dark that the pigment gets confused and doesn't know how to get darker so it starts looking purple.
>=D
Jerrin M midnight black;)
Straight blurple right?! This was the best comment...made me laugh after reading the comments of the Nazis on here...
Lol same! my sister and I have always preferred darker skins, definitely sexier! yet my husband prefers white skin, So it's a win-win for us.
Yup. Pitch black African ladies with thinner facial features are extremely attractive.
Jerrin M you're a fake 😂😂 pretending to be a white girl who prefers blacks. You're stupid af.
You will be more beautiful if you are not so superficial ladies... you can make your eyes as big as light sockets... it don't impress me much.
+Indianinthemachine Women are not trying to be beautiful - in ANY culture - to impress men. It's standards we set by ourselves, for ourselves.
Victoria Strider You do realize red lipstick is all about having a turned on vagina?
Indianinthemachine Oh no. I fed the troll. Nevermind.
Victoria Strider No you haven't... how dare you call a loving man, a troll!
+Indianinthemachine Victoria lives in a world of her own making. I am a female and women make themselves beautiful for men. LOL Can you imagine women having plastic surgery for other women. We want a husband.
So all women be it western or eastern culture are trying to achieve the impossible photoshop beauty. So glad I am a man!
Don't forget, men have unrealistic beauty standards too. The chiseled jaw-line, being tall, and washboard abs that you'd need to LIVE in a gym in order to have.
It just speaks volume on sex inequality still alive today, it's still there, even in the West although more extreme in China. Dat butt ugly photographer did not seem to have any complex, not one bit lol
TheAdventuresOfCave
i know very few men that actually like that
Moonwalker Ella
I am not sure this comes under inequality per say. There is a choice to be had. We do not see protest for women to have the right not to wear make up.
Animus Miles-Militis
no it doesn't come under inequality... she's most likely just tried to throw some feminism in there
This is sooo stupid. Pale skin has been a sign of beauty and wealth in China, long before the western people. Big eyes, good chin, thin nose? That is just the beauty standard in the Asian countries just like it is in many other culture. Yes it is sad that some feel so bad about themselves that they want to change their face, but in the end it's their choice. As long as you have a good safe doctor it will most likely not harm you, and you aren't harming others.
It's sad to see how society all over the world has become so superficial and insecure about looks
I think the leg extension operation should be crowned the mother of all beauty attempts...damn...I have a a Chinese girlfriend and just two days ago she told me my nose was ugly, i told her 'does it make me less competent in bed or office?' she didnt answer...its why i came here to see why for Chinese women want the unnatural look
Damn if your girlfriend says your nose is ugly, you should really start looking for a better girlfriend.
Yui San nope, she is honest... she doesnt even like her own body...
Don't let your girlfriend convince you that you are less than you deserve
ragimund VonWallat Yow, whats your deal? what is the source of your rant? What is inspiring your angst at this moment?
not angry at all.I was just sharing thought freely.
Wtf? No, South Korea has the most plastic surgery in the world- not the US.
Yup. US is second.
But maybe they meant in total number of surgeries. Not in per capita terms.
Oh probably...
Sick... People around the world should know. They are beautiful the way God created them. Dont need to fix something that is going to decay. Fix your deeds they will be brought with you to the grave.
Will you please shut the bullshit. There are people who look hidious and are getting bullied but after a plastic surgery the didnt get bullied anymore and felt more confident. Its not wrong how would you feel if you looked like a potato ?
wouldnt you have surgery to look normal like others. I understand your comment. but look at the other side sometimes people behave and feel better with a plastic surgery. What this model does is plain wrong i agree. But stop giving that religious crap. we both know that is not always true.
Well said, Mohammad. Cosmetics are fine, but surgery meh.
No. He is the creator.
You are don't bring the rest with you.
People believe. You claim infidelity
Why not do both? Good deeds and plastic surgery. Just saying...
It's not like any of the altered "beauty" is going to be passed on to their children, so these men are just marrying pretty?
thegazette 1. Not everybody wants kids 2. They didn't lose their personality or abilities (but the society will kinda fuck up body image)
Rudolph Rudolph 1) Never said everybody wants kids. That seemed to be you insinuating. BUT, being honest, finding a pretty wife to have a family with is often the priority for these men, duh. Stop thinking the exception to the rule negates the rule.
2) If these men wanted "personality" over looks, and if these women were happy with how they naturally are, they wouldn't go to some of the extremes as they do. It's not like altering your face is going to show off that already awesome personality. It often changes how you act. Again, stop thinking the exception to the rule negates the rule.
it's probably fine, soon theyll be like south korea, where it would be normal for cosmetic surgery to be given as a highschool graduation gift anyway. they can by good looks for their kids
Maybe they want to look like your average, mixed-race American, and not necessarily like a European.
SalandFindles yeah most Asian countries wanna look mixed race not just pure blood white
Mixed race? 😂😂 is not average
I could not watch that leg lengthening surgery.
me too
Yep, totally looked away.
that is horrible!! why would people voluntarily go through something like that.......
Ivy May I know it is hard to understand, but i'm from skandinavia, where people expect blonde tall skinny woman. And I myself am about 4 ft 11 tall(152cm).. I ahve extremeyl short feet, and if i somehow could get taller. I would take the chance, however i can't afford it I think it is illegal here, and I wouldn't take the risk.
There's nothing wrong with being short! I feel like no one is never happy with what they have. I'm 5'10" and a "blonde skinny woman" and I used to absolutely HATE being tall :/ I wanted to be average height and curvy like everyone else. But now I've kinda gotten over it, why would we want to look like everyone else? Tall or short stands out of the mass and there are benefits to both :)
What starts at 7:05 is heartbreaking; love is about finding someone who you think is a good person. Honest or nice, someone thoughtful and someone you spend your time with and build a relationship. For someone to go to some type of organization as that saying he is looking for a "beautiful woman" breaks my heart; life isn't all about appearances.
Wherever you have a fairly homogenous society, the standards of "beauty" are astronomical, and it's traditional in China to favour white skin, as a sign that you were not a peasant.
Watching this was disheartening... Especially as a woman of colour.
.....oh the horror.
"it's the soul that needs a surgery" - Beyonce
On 4.44 the woman said that she has an asian beauty and they didnt translated cuz its diffrent with what they wanna show
Thank you.
Wow! I have always thought Asian people were beautiful. Its hard to believe they don't understand that. Oval faces are beautiful but sometimes they just look too pointy.
This is really just the entertainment industry that is influencing the perception of beauty. People need to realize that they take already pretty or average women and modify their faces on a computer. They elongate their necks and change the shapes of their faces. Actually if you take a closer look people in magazines are starting to appear like what I picture a alien to look like. They are freakishly tall and their eye brows are so arched they are just ugly. The eyes are pretty when defined with eye liner and shadow but they over do it to the point that they make them look like a demon.
Western Actresses and models have the same pressures.
Becky Norris recently one mag had a 100% computer generated model and no one notice the difference only over time. IMO its because of conditioning of ppl to whats fashionable by media, internet and PHOTOSHOP. How can females /males be soooooooo stupid. If you have children they will inherit your natural features. (:
Leon Powe Read my comment to Becky Norris . Someone destroy Photoshop!
You do have a point -- Europeans have always had good press. There are unattractive white people out there, just like any other race, yet they've always portrayed themselves as gods & goddesses and set unattainably high standards no one, of any race, can reach. Hence photoshop. It's sort of like the ancient statues Europeans used to build, in which their glorious hero was impossibly flexing every single muscle in his body.
The funniest and most bizarre surgery was the leg extensions. I mean I have heard of hair and eyelash extensions but never in my wildest dreamed thought there was such a procedure as leg extensions. It's a shame that people feel the need to go to such extremes in order to feel beautiful and confident about themselves. Just be happy in the skin your in and what God has blessed you with.
What I don't understand is the men who are looking for these pretty women as brides realize that their children won't look like that, right? Their kids won't be taller because mommie got a leg extension.
Its not becoming more western! In India the darker your skin means you spent more time in the feilds and a lower class, having lighter skin means being in a higher class, not more Western, silly Westerners thinking everything is about them hahaah
Agreed
Typho0n In india skin bleaching became popular because of whites actually
lemonadethirsty Because Indians wanted to be white, not the white races problem
Typho0n Im saying they want to be white cause of whites. Not fields
lemonadethirsty They want to be whiter cause its higher class for them, not because of the white race
My wife is Chinese, natural Chinese, and she is the most beautiful creature i have ever seen!! My advice to the Asian women whom have been brainwashed (yes brainwashed) by "western" society, the value of ones self is determined by the love you leave, the people you cared for, and how people remember you. If you died tomorrow what would people say about you? That you were brave, honest, loved, honorable, kind, smart, a good person with a beautiful heart and soul? or would they say you had a pretty face? If it's merely the latter, you made the wrong choice...
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
― Confucius
these women are BEAUTIFUL!! THEYRE NOT REALISING THAT!
Well.. color me horrified. I didn't even wear braces growing up, I can't imagine going through that creepy leg surgery **shivers**.
This is hilarious to me the fact that all their lotions and things were created to whiten their skin and the majority of the shelves here (England) are packed with tanning products!!! I guess the grass is always greener!
Holly Abbott I totally agree with you. It is so sad what people consider to be pretty! Western women go to tanning salons to get brown and make their eyes up to look more exotic like asian women. Asian women are having plastic surgery and whitening their skin to look more western. I have seen beautiful asian and western women. I say to women of all cultures embrace who you are, love yourselves and don't give in to the superficial society that we live in today. Cosmetic surgery can change and sometimes destroy the outer self - better to work on the inner self and to work on self esteem issues and realise there are other more important things to focus on. Self confidence and personality and a beautiful heart radiate a beauty far beyond the physical. Beauty is not just skin deep - I have met people who are aesthetically pleasing but as soon as they open their mouths and speak I am disappointed - at the other end of the scale there are people who are not perfect but their attractive, intelligent and comedic personalities make you fall in love with them. I blame the media for presenting lies - distorted images and air brushing! None of us see ourselves the way others see us - many stunning filmstars when asked admit that they do not think they are pretty! At the end of the day beauty will always be subjective!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason watch the video and don't bring racism into the debate. This video clearly demonstrates that some asian women want to look more western - don't be so defensive and narrow minded as plastic surgery is not about east meets west it's a global phenomenon! Peace man lol
Lorraine Ashby Actually, he's right. For one, he implies that he lives in northeast Asia, so he should know what he's talking about. More importantly, traditional Chinese (and by extension, Japanese Korean) beauty standards have called for pale skin, small noses and and mouths, and large, dark eyes for centuries -- long before modern Western influence. It's really more of a coincidence that these standards match the typical Caucasian face, although there are a few cases of women (and men) actively trying to look "white."
Thanks for your comment Raquel but I was already aware of this as it came up in the video.
Your words and I quote 'traditional beauty standards have called for........' isn't that the essence of what I was explaining not just about the so called Western influence - and by the way what do you mean by 'influence' no one in this day and age can force anyone to look a certain way - that is personal choice - the essence of my message is for women of all races to be proud of their individuality and beauty - whatever they perceive that to be! Of course not all eastern women want to look western but if they do that is their choice - there are so many ways of approaching this topic but at the end of the day 'be careful what you wish for.' I take your point and it is indeed interesting but Raquel you have to agree putting aside the east/west question so many people are going under the knife and the results ain't always pretty! I wish you well and much happiness for 2014!
Well, Western culture and technology have influenced Asia and other parts of the world in countless ways. Images of Western beauty and commercials for cosmetic products and procedures, as mentioned in the video, have naturally found their way into Asia, among many other things. No one ever told Asian girls to go under the knife, just as no one has told any American or European girl to do so, but the things people see influence what people like, want, and eventually get. What I'm trying to say is that the "Western beauty" influence isn't as big a factor as the video tries to make it appear; again, the correlation to Caucasian appearance is more coincidental. I'm not trying to stir up racial divides or conflicts.That's all. :) Happy New Year to you, too.
To Jason CHINA & Raquel Joann: Out Of curiosity and to be fair to your comments I felt it only right to do a little research of my own with regards to the comments accusing East asians wanting to be white etc. These are the words from an expert: 'I lived in Shanghai, China in 1999 and also in Tokyo, Japan from 2001-2002. While in Japan I managed to visit Taiwan and South Korea too. South Koreans, like Japanese and Chinese have had a skin fetish for their women that preexisted any Western European contact. You can see this reflected in Tang Dynasty China which was roughly the same time as the later part of the Western Roman Empire. There were envoys that were exchanged but for the most part Chinese had never seen a European.
There are some East Asian women naturally pale but most are not. Typical make up was used and in later centuries Geisha in japan painted their faces white as it was considered beautiful. Before people project their western values and racial hangups they need to learn the culture and history of the people. The extent of western influence has often been overexaggerated.'
I find this so frustrating. I cannot personally change the world society's standard of beauty, but I wish it would change. There are many kinds of beauty, and people feeling like they should fit into only one defined kind is awful. I can't think of many things worse that people feeling the need to literally change their face to be successful/happy. Obviously I am white, but as a white woman I've still learned to form my own opinion on what is beautiful. I think it's about time the majority of the world remember to think for themselves and love themselves. Yes, some people are more physically attractive than others, but there are so many kinds. Being white doesn't make you the only kind of beautiful.
The man are searching for a doll, not a wife.
10:30 WHAT THE FUCK! That is so fucking sick I don't know what to say or think. wtf
I don't know what to say either. Whatever shall we do when people decide to get plastic surgery. I mean it's totally our business and we should fight against it! "Hey I think it's sick so you shouldn't do it, even though it's not illegal or even immoral". Is that the line of thinking we are going with here?
Pooping looks gross too. Lets all go anti poop imo.
Since they photo shop everything on their faces, what difference does it make what they look like in the beginning?
More idealist the face, less Photoshop needing to be done.
There are many celebs in the west who are actually not tanned. And Europeans can come in all lip sizes. Many can have full lips.
+Google65 agreed
yeah but it's not common. Like there are few black people with thin noses,but it's rare
Oh I was not talking about Black people, it's true most Black people have wide noses.
***** that could be a possibility, since you do have North American blood.
disagree because europeans are pale and have thin lips
Sooooo... the music played over the intro segment is a bit of incidental music from the under-rated "Donnie Darko" called "The Philosophy of Time Travel." Any significance? Or just used because it sounded cool?
I live in the U.S and little girls commit suicide because they think they are not beautiful, they go to extreme diets which are deadly and many more. perform surgeries to look good and many more. if you are fat or have very pale skin then you are ugly. Men don't go through that at all which is sad.
nah, pale skin can be very sexy on women. especially red hair girls with green eyes, omg i would die... men do go through that in a similar way, why do we work out? its usually to impress women not for health. also, i know many men who are troubled by their weight issues although its much less common than females cause alot of guys just dont care.
For men its about the money for men. Brad Pitt or Will Smith won't be considered handsome had they be standing on side of an highway exit with a sign 'out of work and need money'
All this horrible stuff and then "China's plastic surgery market is now second only to the USA" >_
Almost all the asians looking at the poster already looked nice, so I don't get it???
that was already after plastic surgery
It only takes thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get a very intelligent, university educated, potentially qualified medical professional to do what you want.
Chinese traditional ( I mean for thousand of years) view of beauty are pale skinned. That's way before Western influence. However I do admit the high nose bridge and wide eyes has the western influence. We still use sun umbrellas which reduces sun damage to skin. Most Asian (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) beauty product have the word "whitening" on it. As a Chinese Australian female, I really don't get what's with the obsession of "tanning" for white girls, even going to tanning beds, going to the beach and get sun burns... Don't they realise its really bad for their skin (cancer) and super ages your skin? And then they wonder why Asian age slower. I'd rather take a few vitamin D tablet then go get a sun bath.
This is sickening...
I find it disgusting that women NEED to be pretty in order to get a good job. What kind of sick society is that?! Can you imagine the pressure? It's awful. Those girls just can't see how beautiful they are and it's sad.
This is sad. Girls and boys around the world, you are BEAUTIFUL! No matter what race. Society makes me sick.
I think there are many europeans who don't quite live up to (or were born up to) the model "western" looks.
Such people who torture themselves towards having that model "western" appearance? Women who reduce their nose sizes to look more demure, or raising the slant of their eyes look more exotic.
It's a two way street. "Western" women trying to look more "eastern", vice versa. All women want to look like the elusive supermodel.
I've never seen a western trying to look eastern...LOL Its NOT two way. Pink people use that shit ass lie all the time to try and make themselves feel good about the lives they've fucked up throughout the centuries. Pink people have screwed up the minds of ALL minority races with their racism and beauty standards bullshit. It's a 2 way street my ass. Pinks trying to look eastern..LOL. Pinks would never trade that privaledge. Pinks have always had a hand in fucking up another races mind by making them to feel inferior or less attractive. Its the devil in them. Pink skin is a PRIVILEDGE and they know it. There is no such thing as pink racism. Pinks enjoy the benefits of this country due to their skin color and they know it.
How are we pink...?
mahthias214 You're just mad because you're insecure about your skin color. I'm sure you're a fan of Jessie Jackson and support Travon Martin. Lol, am I right?
mahthias214
Actually I know a lot of caucasian women who wish they looked asian. Just because you haven't met someone like that, doesn't mean they don't exist. Women are always trying to look like someone else and feel they aren't good enough.
mahthias214 you sound pretty racist to me!
The girls interviewed are all gorgeous!!! How can they think they need to change?
I bet they all had cosmetic surgery procedures...
it was obvious that they already had something done +they did say afterwards :p
but I think Asians are really good with makeup...having plastic surgery is just being greedy :(
Not so certain the idea is to "look western." It's to look like an Asian person with big eyes. Such people do exist. Unfortunately, the result often makes people look like anime characters, or something worse.
A lot of people like those anime characters, especially the Japanese!
I love you for including the skip the intro option.
They don't even translate well... They added with the first model that she wants to look Western, and ignored when they thought Shu Qi looked like an "Eastern Beauty". Biased...
the problem is Photoshop manipulation, and people not knowing when a model they see has been manipulated with Photoshop.
The place the manipulated images in a pedestal and they want to be like it.
But it inst natural. It is affecting us in a subconscious level.
Natural is beautiful
That leg lengthening surgery is pure insanity. I'm 6'4 with my shoes on and while I wish I was maybe 6'6 or 6'7, breaking my legs and putting metal rods in them to make them grow back longer, that's just crazy. I could lose my legs and be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. Better to just remain where you are.
Well in many Asian country, ppl consider pale skin as beauty but I dont think it has any connection with the Western complexion. The idea that pale skin is beautiful has existed for long long time ago cause our ancestors believed that, a woman who has pale skin doesnt have to work hard n' stay home all days long, n' pale skin makes women more "aristocratic". That's just a definition of beauty in Asian, like tan skin in Europe :p Maybe we all pursue the thing we dont have n' never realize how beautiful we naturally are :))