What does it mean to be beautiful? | Esther Honig | TEDxVancouver

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  • Опубликовано: 15 дек 2015
  • In a project titled “Before and After”, Esther Honig sparked a global conversation on beauty ideals. The results were both positive and negative, and may have left more questions than it answered. Recorded at TEDxVancouver at Rogers Arena on November 14, 2015.
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    In the spring of 2014, journalist Esther Honig embarked on an unconventional social experiment. She sent her image to 50 strangers around the world and asked that they use Photoshop to “make her beautiful.”
    The results sparked a worldwide conversation around beauty ideals and globalization before taking an unexpected twist. On June 24, 2014, the project went viral and was featured on Buzzfeed, TIME, The Atlantic, CNN International, Good Morning America, The Today Show and many other prominent media properties. It wasn’t long before her face had become a public domain, highjacked by marketers. In order to take back the narrative surrounding her project and her identity, she had to relinquish ownership, confront the criticisms and allow her project to take on a life of its own.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @christosathanasiadiss
    @christosathanasiadiss 8 лет назад +2063

    She talks a lot more about her success, her project and how she became famous rather what does being beautiful means.

    • @patrickedwards9539
      @patrickedwards9539 8 лет назад +72

      Makes you wonder how much substance is really in her project. Her crappy project.

    • @christosathanasiadiss
      @christosathanasiadiss 8 лет назад +128

      +Patrick Edwards Well i don't think her project is that bad, but the way she presents it makes it sound bad.

    • @shemtolen
      @shemtolen 7 лет назад +24

      I noticed that as well

    • @starseer73
      @starseer73 7 лет назад +65

      Chris Athanasiadis I don't think she knows herself. I think she's just presenting a topic, not a perspective. The video was probably poorly named.

    • @joer8303
      @joer8303 7 лет назад

      Chris Athanasiadis of a

  • @jad1714
    @jad1714 7 лет назад +1981

    she's beautiful without the editing

  • @xxAnnaMcxx
    @xxAnnaMcxx 7 лет назад +352

    "They completely missed my point" she says.. after saying she had no point

    • @monicahodgekins6785
      @monicahodgekins6785 6 лет назад +7

      exactly!

    • @Timolucas
      @Timolucas 4 года назад +5

      indeed, I thought this was such a typical predictable moralistic political-correct speech about beauty and that's so wrong to focus on the outside..but even worse: this was about nothing.

    • @kalakritistudios
      @kalakritistudios 3 года назад +3

      @@monicahodgekins6785 I said the comment before watching the comment... And when I did, I said what you replied.🤣😅

    • @hasanr9326
      @hasanr9326 2 года назад

      @@kalakritistudios Nice 😂

  • @hanagreg
    @hanagreg 8 лет назад +311

    She received a TED talk only to say she has nothing to say. Great.

  • @perfumaphilia3246
    @perfumaphilia3246 7 лет назад +882

    I thought she was actually going to delve deeply into this topic and say something worth thinking about. I was disappointed.

  • @Ajg0r
    @Ajg0r 7 лет назад +459

    This video is her giving herself a pat on the back

  • @ripvanwinkle1854
    @ripvanwinkle1854 7 лет назад +161

    man some of these photoshop artist totaly scammed her lmao

  • @ElmTheWar
    @ElmTheWar 7 лет назад +32

    "look at me i'm awesome and beautiful and smart and I like to be humble"

  • @Synystr7
    @Synystr7 7 лет назад +794

    "Make me beautiful" says an incredibly, uncompromisingly beautiful girl lmao something is wrong here.

    • @zardify_
      @zardify_ 7 лет назад +2

      ikr

    • @shayanghafary6857
      @shayanghafary6857 7 лет назад +30

      thats the problem she is talking about here. Not everyone thinks they are beautiful until they accept that they are. I agree, she is very beautiful, but not all pretty women see themselves the way others do. Hence the "make me beautiful" project.

    • @Synystr7
      @Synystr7 7 лет назад +25

      Well, lets face it. Not everyone is beautiful. I'm sure as hell not lol

    • @paigestatham6363
      @paigestatham6363 7 лет назад +33

      "Let's face it" pun intended?

    • @bmjw18
      @bmjw18 7 лет назад +16

      I woulda sent back the original photo and asked if that was a sick joke.

  • @a7i20ci7y
    @a7i20ci7y 8 лет назад +329

    "I still didn't have any concrete idea what this project meant. I couldn't spot any consistencies or patterns regardless of where the photo editor was from."
    The answer is obvious if you don't have confirmation bias. The concept of "beauty standards" is a social construct. Individuals have individual tastes and ideas of what is or isn't beautiful. Everyone doesn't get updated on patch Tuesday to the new beauty protocol.

    • @Neura1net
      @Neura1net 8 лет назад +11

      +a7i20ci7y To be fair they are all very symetrical

    • @a7i20ci7y
      @a7i20ci7y 8 лет назад

      +Strange Charm Protocol 1.0, the one we were born with.

    • @Lordani66
      @Lordani66 7 лет назад +5

      Bullshit. Beauty is not a social constract. What is beauty? It means good genes, good health, generaly - good DNA for reproducing. This means more sex appeal, because nature wants to keep only the best genes to stay in the gene pool, that's why it gives good looks for healthy people. And it's always obvious who is the most healthy, it's the beautiful units. So stop with this SJW bs of everything being social constructs. Social constructs don't tell genes how to work.

    • @mariavanderlinden9816
      @mariavanderlinden9816 7 лет назад +8

      Lordani66 Sex appeal is not the same for everyone either. It is not just strong genes that attract, it is rather the genes that are best compatible with yours (in terms of getting a strong gene package for reproduction). Beauty is far from a universal thing! Also finding something beautiful doesn't necessarily mean the same as finding something attractive, in the sense of sex appeal and wanting to reproduce...

    • @Lordani66
      @Lordani66 7 лет назад +2

      Maria Van Der Linden
      One problem with your statement - it doesn't have to do anything with this topic. He clearly said "beauty is a social construct", nothing about attractivenes was mentioned. And yes, beautiful people are most likely to be the healties (and vice versa), and thus have the best genes. It's a biological fact, no one "came up" with a "social construct" of beauty and suddenly those people considered as beautiful magically got good genes. I am ugly for example and have terrible health too. It always goes together. Everyone saying otherwise is a butthurt liberal SJW.

  • @ramiyer6810
    @ramiyer6810 7 лет назад +286

    What was the idea that was worth sharing here?

    • @matteframe
      @matteframe 7 лет назад +32

      who cares, she's beautiful and can pretend to sound smart

    • @khayalakhemadlala335
      @khayalakhemadlala335 5 лет назад

      LOL. @Mapezaid

    • @jamilabrownie
      @jamilabrownie 4 года назад +5

      Ram Iyer this is how I feel about so many TedTalks. They’re half baked stream of conscious ramblings.

    • @sukruti7612
      @sukruti7612 4 года назад +1

      @@jamilabrownie nice phrasing

    • @jamilabrownie
      @jamilabrownie 4 года назад

      Sukruti Savukar Thanks! I might have to recycle that one day🙃

  • @deirdretunney9335
    @deirdretunney9335 7 лет назад +371

    I will never get back these 12 minutes of emptiness.

    • @isteppedinglitter1917
      @isteppedinglitter1917 6 лет назад +4

      you're rude

    • @snowflake8629
      @snowflake8629 6 лет назад +24

      I KNOW RIGHT. Flippin 12 minutes of useless meaningless talk. At least she should have made a POINT. All she talked about was her project and how it went viral and how people misused it. Like what are you trying to say, what message are you trying to give people?

    • @kayel3202
      @kayel3202 6 лет назад +2

      You know..complaining doesnt change the fact that YOU chose to watch it all trough even though YOU had the FREE choice of CLOSING IT DOWN UGH. And yes this comment is also complaining and wont change your comment or everyone who liked it.

    • @snowflake8629
      @snowflake8629 6 лет назад +7

      Lexi Florens Lexi Florens True it doesn't change the fact that we chose to watch it. But it MIGHT change what we're complaining ABOUT. Which is Tedx Talks making pointless talks. Complaining is good for both parties, the viewers and the producers. We're giving them valuable feedback to make their show more better/popular etc. And we'll get what we want hopefully, which is quality content.
      No harm in trying eh? 😁

    • @isteppedinglitter1917
      @isteppedinglitter1917 6 лет назад +1

      everyone is being weird

  • @maggiema7614
    @maggiema7614 7 лет назад +564

    the real question is why she was proud of getting published by buzzfeed

    • @9Nikko8
      @9Nikko8 7 лет назад +63

      Michael Ma probably because she is a journalist and most journalists' dream carrer is to be read by a lot of people (opportunity that buzzfeed could have got her)

    • @blaisemeckley8235
      @blaisemeckley8235 6 лет назад +23

      buzzfeed is pretty much the equivalent of cancer

    • @chuzit
      @chuzit 6 лет назад +1

      Michael Ma the

    • @chuzit
      @chuzit 6 лет назад +1

      M

    • @TwinkleThareja
      @TwinkleThareja 6 лет назад

      Michael Ma

  • @EmeraldKelsi
    @EmeraldKelsi 6 лет назад +16

    just when i think she's going in one direction and actually expanding on an idea, she just starts talking about something else.

  • @user-yj5pm3gf8h
    @user-yj5pm3gf8h 8 лет назад +182

    Really? You couldn't gather from the project that different cultures have different standards of beauty? Seems pretty straightforward to me.

  • @227Love
    @227Love 8 лет назад +99

    She has a pretty face, that's all I got from this video.

  • @leo333333able
    @leo333333able 8 лет назад +81

    she asks the question 'What does it mean to be beautiful?'...and she happens to be ....beautiful
    I'd have thought she might be a little embarrassed.

    • @leo333333able
      @leo333333able 8 лет назад

      *****
      it is surprising ...

    • @patrickedwards9539
      @patrickedwards9539 8 лет назад +1

      one has to wonder if she was disfigured or had medical issues if she'd be allowed to speak... or even come close to the same opinions. lol.

    • @heman248
      @heman248 8 лет назад

      +Thou Art That Nah she is average relative to her race.

    • @AlexAtGuilford
      @AlexAtGuilford 8 лет назад

      +Thou Art That She has almost perfect facial symmetry, which studies have proven that people generally find more attractive. I say almost perfect; her eyes are a little too inset and her ears are a little too high.

    • @gailja
      @gailja 8 лет назад +1

      +Thou Art That She's not embarrassed because in so many countries, to so many people, she isn't beautiful enough (made very evident by everyone editing her photo rather than just sending her untouched photo back.) I think she's gorgeous but the standard that we hold women to around the world is admittedly rather unrealistic. i think she's just trying to create a dialogue about it.

  • @brashlybold8805
    @brashlybold8805 7 лет назад +11

    The point is "people are stupid for thinking shit won't go viral on the internet when giving shit to clickbait buzzfeed"

  • @DadCanDance
    @DadCanDance 8 лет назад +1078

    The only TEDx presentation I learned nothing from. A complete waste of time.

    • @writerconsidered
      @writerconsidered 7 лет назад +29

      So Jerry what is this TEDx talk going to be about ? Nothing. Nothing? Yes nothing. It will be a sociological experiment on nothing.

    • @scortina11
      @scortina11 7 лет назад +47

      I think the point of the video was there is no definite answer on what beauty is. Although, it seems to be an enormous goal in our society. Young girls starve themselves to be "beautiful", people wear makeup to be "beautiful" and it's dangerous. How do they know what beauty is when there is no definition of it? They're going after something that simply doesn't exist. The experiment this girl did emphasized that exact point. When asked to photoshop this girls face to make her beautiful, these countries sent out a variety of images which displays the significance in this project. I guess the bottom line wrapped up in a cliché is beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    • @cherylho1234
      @cherylho1234 7 лет назад +51

      I feel like she was just talking about herself the entire time and didn't contribute anything significant to the presentation title.

    • @Gladedancer
      @Gladedancer 7 лет назад +6

      Sophia nailed it

    • @annemarie1305
      @annemarie1305 7 лет назад +11

      she didn't make this point but really it's how much of a ripple effect an idea can have - it's insane the journey her experiment took

  • @eyecred4153
    @eyecred4153 7 лет назад +45

    Damn, there's next level shit photoshoping...

  • @athena1169
    @athena1169 7 лет назад +61

    What does it mean to be beautiful? It means that you love yourself and you accept who you are and what you are regardless of the critiques and criticisms. I believe that's what true beauty is. People may say "your ugly". but if you know within yourself, that you are a blessing in this world, that you have a purpose, that you are meant to be here then thats true beauty. Therefore, beauty reflects the way your define beauty. EVERYBODY is beautiful in their own way, no one is ugly. Social media and the world created this standard of beauty that you should have a nice figure, that your sexy, that you should have no pimples or other "defects" or "imperfection". The thing is, no one is perfect. Every body has a flaws. to get over this reaction of whose beautiful and who is not, we should instead respect each others differences, and make the best out of everything that we have. :) you!, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. ;)

    • @matteframe
      @matteframe 7 лет назад +5

      beautiful people get away with having mediocre ideas, like this young, thin, attractive girl. They also can use the word "your" wrong all day long and a guy won't care at all

    • @NoName-mm6gh
      @NoName-mm6gh 5 лет назад

      Athena utter stupidity

    • @beingyourself6813
      @beingyourself6813 5 лет назад +5

      Well said! Not everyone will get that though, too much narcissistic and superficial world.

    • @theglowingcommunity
      @theglowingcommunity Год назад

      Beautifully said ❤

  • @Fthosssain
    @Fthosssain 7 лет назад +90

    one of the worst talks of TED....i was waiting for a punchline the whole time

  • @TheHannasaurus
    @TheHannasaurus 6 лет назад +15

    I really thought this was a spoof TED talk. The part where she said she didn't know the point of her own project gave me a laugh

  • @estherkim7277
    @estherkim7277 6 лет назад +23

    So girl, you were invited to inspire and motivate us, but you’re just telling the bored audience that you’re so beautiful. Like pulezzzeee!!

    • @estherkim7277
      @estherkim7277 6 лет назад +2

      So... what does it mean to be beautiful??????

  • @tomjones6296
    @tomjones6296 8 лет назад +36

    The point of the video is that "TEDx Talks" has a gorgeous girl talking about beauty as "if she doesn't know what it is." In truth we all know. If you go to the most obscure African tribe, or an Amazon jungle tribe, and pick out the most beautiful girl in the tribe...the tribe members will agree with you about the choice you made. Yes, there are cultural differences with things that make ear lobes long, or a lip stretch out...but if you pick out a young beautiful tribal girl before those "cultural enhancements" are added the tribal members are likely to agree that yes, you found the most beautiful young girl in the tribe. It's not rocket science, it's just an innate ability to appreciate beauty.

    • @CourageToB
      @CourageToB 8 лет назад +7

      yes and hopes someone sends back the image as it is and says....you are pretty JUST the way you are.....yaaaawn....and "just being curious" created a viral thing that brings out her name and shows again, superficial "beauty" helps-..

  • @Neura1net
    @Neura1net 8 лет назад +702

    Publishes on Buzzfeed. Complains about beeeing used as clickbait. : /

    • @manictiger
      @manictiger 8 лет назад +1

      +Strange Charm
      lel

    • @zaraeraesmith7510
      @zaraeraesmith7510 7 лет назад +16

      Yeah and when she complained about people not interpreting it how she wanted (which she never clarified) annoyed me a bit

    • @zianabenton5251
      @zianabenton5251 6 лет назад +3

      See thats where youre getting confused. She ASKED Buzzfeed to publish her Before and After project. She did not consent to being used as clickbait. There is a huge difference

    • @malcolmparkins1935
      @malcolmparkins1935 6 лет назад +3

      Ziana Benton I took it mostly as a joke... but , apparently, Buzzfeed isn't known for compassion of its employees... (if you work for/with Buzzfeed, don't expect your wants to be a priority...)

  • @malazalrofaie9351
    @malazalrofaie9351 6 лет назад +22

    She played a game of dress up
    It went viral
    She got flattered
    Tried to give it more depth than it actually had
    And ended up wasting so many resources for absolutely nothing .

  • @connorwestgate
    @connorwestgate 7 лет назад +103

    "reduced to clickbait" - posts to buzzfeed. "my words are omitted" - freely admits her project has no purpose

  • @Sonetsu39
    @Sonetsu39 8 лет назад +606

    this video has no point!

    • @spbtrader
      @spbtrader 8 лет назад +3

      +SONE Tsu why?

    • @samiwan4423
      @samiwan4423 8 лет назад +9

      My exact thoughts.

    • @HungrysitesRu
      @HungrysitesRu 8 лет назад +19

      +SONE Tsu It hasn't but there are facts you can work with and make your own point. Sometimes facts are more valuable. Journalists make facts, they don't make points - that's their job.
      As for the point I came up with - that you can do some pretty much random action out of curiosity and get unexpected success. And you should keep trying a lot, and at some moment the idea will be successful.

    • @Sonetsu39
      @Sonetsu39 8 лет назад +5

      +Влад Лесник. Why? you should answer that yourself. by answering what you got out of that video

    • @Sonetsu39
      @Sonetsu39 8 лет назад +10

      +Александр Улитин (HungrySitesRu) then my point is still right. N yours is too you just tried to get a point out of the video but to me all she appeared to talk about is how they take her pics with no permission n how she has fans 😂

  • @luhole
    @luhole 8 лет назад +414

    I found this so painful to watch.

    • @cq33xx58
      @cq33xx58 7 лет назад +32

      don't be negative under this video, they will call you envious... thats why im holding on my self :D

    • @viankanj7945
      @viankanj7945 7 лет назад +6

      luhole I'm agree.

    • @unusunus4613
      @unusunus4613 6 лет назад +1

      luhole Good thing you're not forced to watch it again

    • @allenimmanuel9956
      @allenimmanuel9956 6 лет назад

      luhole hu7

    • @bellabrielle8989
      @bellabrielle8989 5 лет назад

      Why? I just want to know why, not trying to be rude or anything.

  • @ThePalepenelope
    @ThePalepenelope 8 лет назад +260

    You complain that no one got your message, but I'm not sure you have communicated one. You didn't seem to have any interpretation. I know what I think, I watched this video for what your perspective of beauty was. I'm glad you got the attention for a worthwhile experiment, but that's not what the title suggests this video is about. Good ideas, but this was lacking depth in my opinion.

    • @9Nikko8
      @9Nikko8 7 лет назад +14

      Penelope Reilly your comment is the most civilized and relevant here. Feel my appreciation, haha :D

    • @user-ih9mn6qh2t
      @user-ih9mn6qh2t 6 лет назад

      Penelope Reilly

    • @user-vt1bz6nf7d
      @user-vt1bz6nf7d 6 лет назад +1

      I feel what her experiment did was showcase different things to different people.
      Maybe like how beauty looks different to everyone.
      Looks different in countries.
      Maybe that looks don't matter.
      The message could be interpreted different ways.
      But she didn't really know exactly how to
      .
      Say it? Idk the video seemed sort of lopsided BC she was first talking about beauty and photo editing and then to people using her face. I'm not sure what to think of it...
      Then about social media...?
      She didn't really explain her point but in a way you leave the video getting the idea anyways :3

    • @lorienruth2447
      @lorienruth2447 5 лет назад +4

      I completely agree. It just feels a shame that she spent over hundreds of dollars on an experiment with no percieved goal, and no real outcome. I thought the talk was interesting, and an idea worth conversing about, but I don't believe the title of the video described an accurate representation of the talk at all, which, I feel, is kind of ironic.

  • @BecauseGames
    @BecauseGames 6 лет назад +361

    The answer she got was 42

  • @anat6395
    @anat6395 7 лет назад +581

    Sooooo......????? What's the point?

    • @putritd3230
      @putritd3230 7 лет назад +44

      that the perspective on beauty is very diverse and it all comes back to your "taste"

    • @writerconsidered
      @writerconsidered 7 лет назад +7

      This is what I post up top.
      So Jerry what is this TEDx talk going to be about ? Nothing. Nothing? Yes nothing. It will be a sociological experiment on nothing.

    • @mariasmith2198
      @mariasmith2198 7 лет назад +3

      Really not. Almost all people can agree on beautiful individuals, even if they are not your particular preference. Very few people would argue that Taylor Swift, or Selena Hayek, Gigi Hadid, Karolina Kurkova, Eiza Gonzalez or Lupita Nyongo are not unusually attractive people. Everyone might put them in different order of attractiveness, but very few indeed would fail to admit that they are well above average in the looks department.

    • @viankanj7945
      @viankanj7945 7 лет назад +4

      Ana T Nothing. It iswaisting time 💔💔. There is no target! There is no new point. All what she said are known .

    • @TommyLikeTom
      @TommyLikeTom 7 лет назад +1

      she's beautiful! obviously

  • @ergnoor3551
    @ergnoor3551 7 лет назад +64

    In fact there is one very important point though. If you step back and watch it from the side, you'll see that beautiful people has a slight touch of that narcissism that blinds their cognitive functions and let them do more intuitive things...and sometimes it makes sense. I was almost 20 when i suddenly realised that people tend to tolerate my ideas more likely and that was because they liked me. Multiply that by 100 in this lady's case. Years will go by and everything she'll be left with would be her knowledge and experience. And here we are at the point of that speech: *If you are beautiful - don't stop learning.*

    • @lydiahanni4508
      @lydiahanni4508 7 лет назад +5

      Sam Mousa, totally true...Personally, I continued the speech just because she is damn beautiful. Wasn't even fully listening

    • @mgal6234
      @mgal6234 6 лет назад +3

      Renat Khanzarov I didn’t get that from her, but your interpretation of the talk makes sense. I didn’t get that message FROM HER though.

    • @ergnoor3551
      @ergnoor3551 6 лет назад +1

      let's consider this as my tiny contribution ) thank you Melissa.

  • @victorolvera6482
    @victorolvera6482 6 лет назад +5

    YES! Thank you for letting go control over the project. Letting people expand on it freely was cool. It can be mean, rude or inconsiderate and unprofitable but it does enrich our culture.

  • @RKisBae
    @RKisBae 7 лет назад +170

    "I'm hot and somehow still confused when people pay attention to me! lol"
    jesus lady.

    • @matteframe
      @matteframe 7 лет назад +10

      great synopsis of this

    • @RKisBae
      @RKisBae 7 лет назад +16

      The lady is objectively attractive. But how brave of you to admit that she doesnt hold up to your standards of beauty. What are you trying to prove?

  • @anniemz6887
    @anniemz6887 7 лет назад +5

    " Beauty in the eyes of the beholder " is a perfect name for this project

    • @suzie5813
      @suzie5813 7 лет назад +1

      Annie Mz so perfect

    • @lgallac
      @lgallac 7 лет назад

      Suzie Park ik

  • @Jay_Sullivan
    @Jay_Sullivan 7 лет назад +203

    1) She could have submitted the picture to Reddit, where they would have done the work for free.
    2) Buzzfeed will print anything.
    3) There are some terrible Photoshop(if they really used PS) users(who probably all stole the app.)
    4) This seems like an insecure, shallow girl's attempt to gain compliments or attention for superficial reasons.
    5) She's beautiful, her friend is not; so it isn't that same 'experiment'.
    6) Why would those other 'before and afters' be considered plagiarism if it's an unoriginal concept?
    7) This talk was completely pointless.
    8) If I were to alter the photo, I would have just put clothes on her.

    • @Jay_Sullivan
      @Jay_Sullivan 7 лет назад +38

      Also, it's ironic that she seemed angry about people using her photo as 'clickbait' when it seems like her entire article must have been clickbait.

    • @SuperMrJack64
      @SuperMrJack64 7 лет назад +12

      the point was that even if she already is beautiful, people from different cultures still change things they think are "wrong" or "not beautiful" so it's pointless to think there's a universal beauty or something we all should change about ourselves to get appraised

    • @9Nikko8
      @9Nikko8 7 лет назад +6

      jay sullivan i agree with all of what you said except for 4. she doesn't seem insecure. she rather wants to present her story, eventually show people that she is a good journalist (and she seems to be) or to let people know the truth behind her insanely popular project with (for most people) unknown origins. if i did what she did, i would probably also feel like i need to explain people what happened because the internet really disfigures everything and that was, after all, her project and her face everywhere in the world and even ilegally used in advertisements.

    • @user-eo2dp9ez4o
      @user-eo2dp9ez4o 7 лет назад

      лдддз

    • @user-eo2dp9ez4o
      @user-eo2dp9ez4o 7 лет назад

      лдддз

  • @joyce6368
    @joyce6368 7 лет назад +79

    dude, if you weren't pretty i don't think anyone would let you do a 13 minute ted talk about absolutely nothing

    • @matteframe
      @matteframe 7 лет назад +3

      thats the only thing that kept me watching it... shes young, petite, stylish, and has a great ass. And a very photogenic face. I didnt spend mch time listening.

  • @thedahakha
    @thedahakha 7 лет назад +783

    Interesting story, buuuttt it doesn't lead to anything

    • @maithaalmazrouei6799
      @maithaalmazrouei6799 6 лет назад

      true

    • @janainagoto
      @janainagoto 6 лет назад +18

      Maybe u didn't get it. In my opinion it's about respecting the different concept of beauty for Others. What do u think?

    • @Huntersthomphson
      @Huntersthomphson 6 лет назад +2

      Tsering Zangmo So... That doesn prove she was actually talking about the topic at hand.

    • @demytraprojects
      @demytraprojects 6 лет назад +1

      Roy Wardenaar it doesn’t have to?? Its Ted X lmao

    • @aneilira8718
      @aneilira8718 6 лет назад

      ikr

  • @hoop21itup
    @hoop21itup 7 лет назад +3

    omg, her unedited picture is incredibly gorgeous!!

  • @aferak145
    @aferak145 6 лет назад +16

    From what I learned in art class makes me ok with her not having a reason behind her work because as my art teacher told us, not ever artist know the reason/interpretation behind there work. Which is OK. It's like an open ended question which generates conversation. Which to me is AMAZING.

  • @yoyoyo7830
    @yoyoyo7830 8 лет назад +42

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

  • @adamgreene831
    @adamgreene831 7 лет назад +197

    This chick knows she's beautiful. This was a bait ploy if you ask me

    • @f.lashby8298
      @f.lashby8298 6 лет назад +7

      Adam Greene you don't get the point do you. Of course she knows she's beautiful. But thats part of her attitude and behaviour.

    • @artawesome30
      @artawesome30 4 года назад +1

      @@f.lashby8298 What

    • @Northernliiights
      @Northernliiights 4 года назад +1

      Sounds more like she wants confirmation that she is good looking, most hot women dont even consider themselves beautiful.

  • @martinapuig4813
    @martinapuig4813 6 лет назад +5

    I​ want this 12 min back....

  • @jenniferhanson6467
    @jenniferhanson6467 7 лет назад +79

    Whine whine whine.. I'm so pretty and slim by the beauty industry standards and classically. So for a hoot I played make over dolly online and am now famous for talking about nothing new at all... It'd be great to see an unusual or typically unattractive person. And what do we really learn? Oh, different cultures have different ideas of beauty. I never knew that. (sarcastic). Why feed into the self obsession and Narcissistic "look at me, look at me". What about real stuff, not fluff?

    • @Jasper-ds3pe
      @Jasper-ds3pe 6 лет назад +5

      PREACH 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

    • @beingyourself6813
      @beingyourself6813 5 лет назад

      Sadly but true, 'pretty' by the beauty standard talking about beauty, paradox. We live in a very narcissistic society.

  • @vivienbroughton9424
    @vivienbroughton9424 8 лет назад

    You are a beautiful person, in a beautiful body, with a beautiful face and an intelligent, questioning mind. Your project simply proves that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

  • @nicolasbaret2776
    @nicolasbaret2776 Год назад +1

    It’s obvious that different cultures and life experiences influence each and every subjective evaluation, including definition of beauty.
    What’s interesting here is that she began an experiment which turned out to be meaningful in my opinion.
    Typically the kind of talk I would share with teenagers or young adults who can struggle with « THE » definition of beauty, because, yeah, there is No one definition of beauty, but millions.
    Thanks for this Ted Talk 👍

  • @slydogg07
    @slydogg07 8 лет назад +84

    so the only thing she got from this 'experiment' was that beauty is subjective....

    • @tufidoxie3807
      @tufidoxie3807 6 лет назад +3

      u saved me 8minutes of my life resuming the concept of the clip in one phrase .. And I must say that this concept was already known and said many times .... Thank you!

    • @tarass8737
      @tarass8737 5 лет назад

      But she still couldn't figure it out.

  • @felipeferreira5045
    @felipeferreira5045 3 года назад +5

    O que os telespectadores daqui desse site não entenderam é que ela basicamente fala da cultura do "padrão de beleza" enraizado pela sociedade em cada um dos paises. Podemos perceber que a aparecia dela muda drasticamente de acordo com o pais em que a edição foi feita. No mais, o trabalho dela serviu para uma reflexão simples sobre a estética, padrões de beleza impostos por cada uma dessas culturas de forma que consigamos entender que todos seguem o seu próprio padrão, independente do que é definido pela sua cultura ou não. Obrigado pela atenção e espero que alguém tenha compreendido minha interpretação.

  • @wickedleeloopy2115
    @wickedleeloopy2115 4 года назад +1

    The raw unedited photo was the most beautiful. Absolutely stunning just the way she is.

  • @michaelscott9014
    @michaelscott9014 6 лет назад +1

    I knooooooooow she did not basically complain about going viral this whole Ted Talk. I'm livid

  • @autumnsummers8116
    @autumnsummers8116 8 лет назад +315

    Sounds like she's asking a question everytime she ends her sentences.

    • @a7i20ci7y
      @a7i20ci7y 8 лет назад +8

      +Autumn Summers She's been conditioned by her oppressors to frame every declarative statement as an interrogative, as if she's asking permission to speak.

    • @Tucknrollgrampa
      @Tucknrollgrampa 8 лет назад

      +a7i20ci7y I thought men were the oppressors :[

    • @BernardoPatino
      @BernardoPatino 8 лет назад +10

      It's called "uptalk". There's nothing wrong with it.

    • @NessieAndrew
      @NessieAndrew 7 лет назад +3

      That's how girls talk.

    • @glitterface4504
      @glitterface4504 7 лет назад +21

      Nessie Andrew that's how some people talk, not just “girls” :)

  • @kevinjung6825
    @kevinjung6825 3 года назад +4

    For some of you who missed her point: the standard of beauty is different for everyone.

  • @royamp8196
    @royamp8196 6 лет назад +1

    she is perfect without editing. high cheekbones, beautiful eyes and long legs.

  • @amona1998ak
    @amona1998ak 6 лет назад +1

    the point is there is no definition for beauty, it's your thoughts who decide what beauty means,so you just gotta except yourself ( your skin color, your body shape, your teeth color) literally everything you're not satisfied with.
    good point!!!!

  • @karenKristal
    @karenKristal 6 лет назад +4

    she said she didn't know what the project meant, but then she said people missed her point.

  • @wawawawawa634
    @wawawawawa634 7 лет назад +85

    What a bunch of self aggrandizing bullshit.. She spoke more about how positively this "project" effected her life than what the project was actually about, which she didn't even know herself..

    • @knsummers
      @knsummers 7 лет назад +2

      It's hard to be pretty.

    • @argenus
      @argenus 7 лет назад +3

      It is hard to be pretty, if people think you are shallow, because you are beautiful - even if you are meaningful and deep. But if you loose your beauty people think of the same positive attitude as something deep.
      Still, I did not take much from this presentation but my own interpretation of it: everyone has their own standard of beauty and you can't please them. So stay who you are, accept your face, how it is, do not let others tell you how to look like. But well... that is not what she said.
      She maybe seems very self focused, but maybe she never learned differently, that it is not much worth, to be self focused - but people just praise beauty - so it gets easy to bath in compliments and self worth, if people treat you well. But it is even harder to know, people treat you that way because you are beautiful and others hate you, because you are beautiful and try to see every happiness of yours as an aspect of your beauty - and do not acknowledge all the pain that is behind it and all the hard work someone did.

    • @anacchka
      @anacchka 6 лет назад +2

      affected*

    • @thedolphin5428
      @thedolphin5428 6 лет назад +3

      "I'm a journalist" is such a self-identification scam.
      "My role is to ask questions", bleh.

    • @crystalciera49
      @crystalciera49 6 лет назад +4

      I agree that this was very difficult to watch and I'm disappointed that this was a TedX talk. Why, Vancouver? I understand that exploring what beauty means to different cultures is interesting, I also understand that a bias exists towards those that are beautiful. I think I would have preferred to listen to something about how beautiful people can use that bias for the greater good, or even a video on how to bring beautiful people back down to earth so that they can learn inner-beauty, if they haven't already. Just...something productive. This video is so superficial, and Esther was devoid of intention or meaning. Unfortunately, this seems to be another case of a beautiful person being given something because they are beautiful. This whole thing was a massive contradiction to the question of, "What does it mean to be beautiful?" We all know the answer of that for you Esther, at least in this case. Please keep researching this for yourself.
      I am actually wondering if TedX just used Esther to present a message they find important. Why do beautiful people get away with this kind of nonsense? Perhaps TedX wanted to cause awareness and show that not all viral information is worthwhile and gave this woman as an example. Am I digging deep trying to understand the purpose of this? Maybe.

  • @jamesgant2650
    @jamesgant2650 6 лет назад +2

    We understand beauty a lot more than we understand things such as compassion, mercy, love or understanding.

  • @gaulearnedimp
    @gaulearnedimp 6 лет назад +1

    I found that you, the you who was animated and expressive, and speaking -- showing moments of the WHO that is YOU -- those were actually the most beautiful images of you. I mean that in a literal, aesthetic sense, as well as the more abstract "what's inside that counts" way.
    All of the still images, edited and your original, paled in comparison to seeing YOU coming alive. :)

  • @isteppedinglitter1917
    @isteppedinglitter1917 6 лет назад +3

    this is such an inspirational video to the young and old men and women of our planet
    beauty is about perspectives, the point hidden behind this speech is that different people in different places have a different perspective on what beauty is. As an example, you might've been raised around a type of women, so you consider those women beautiful and if approached with a task to photoshop a women's photo, you are most likely to replicate the beauty your used to or the beauty you see commonly around you (the religion and race of your country, that type of beauty) and the same goes for body shape! basically, beauty is perspective! and perspectives are unique and the world is full of different perspectives. so don't stress about if you're beautiful or not, because different people will have a different perspective of beauty, somes people won't think you're beautiful, but others will! so smile and keep your chin up, because you are beautiful, just the way you are! - A girl who thinks she is beautiful!

  • @inlove6739
    @inlove6739 7 лет назад +103

    the most boring ted talk i've seen

  • @flashpeter91
    @flashpeter91 6 лет назад +1

    I'm glad I read the comments first, before watching this - apparrently saved me 12 minutes of my life haha

  • @euniecalligraphyanddesign7365
    @euniecalligraphyanddesign7365 3 года назад +8

    I think she means here that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that definition of beauty differs from one culture to another.

  • @lindamarquis6117
    @lindamarquis6117 7 лет назад +159

    I think you have a very beautiful face. It is symmetrical ,with a nice straight nose and pretty colored skin. As a mom I would tell you that beauty is more ten skin deep. At school age children mock each other about differences. Often beautiful looking people are ugly and mean and hellish. While ugly looking people are kind and forgiving and helpful. Clothes,makeup and age spots pass away . What will people remember about you that was really beautiful?

  • @calebtheunicorn2586
    @calebtheunicorn2586 6 лет назад +1

    if I was a professional photo editor and she sent me her photo, I would've sent it back to her and just adjusted the lighting a bit. this person is BEAUTIFUL

  • @janicemurphy7878
    @janicemurphy7878 8 лет назад

    If you're truly beautiful physically and your picture is shown around the world beauty trans ported to other countries or other cultures beauty will always be recognized

  • @violinbeaux
    @violinbeaux 8 лет назад +4

    this question/conversation has close ties to the question "what is art". beauty and art are relative to the perspective of the spectator. it is common (and acceptable) for an artist or a thinker to present an audience with an unanswered question. the point or the answer isn't in the question, but in the collective conversation that occurs amongst the spectators. each individual will either arrive at their own conclusion or their own follow up question. that IS the point. personally, I walk away with the belief that I am beautiful. maybe not to everyone. on many days, not even to myself. but knowing that beauty depends on the perspective of the spectator and is limited by such tells me that in terms of absolute truth, I am beautiful.

  • @ra_808
    @ra_808 7 лет назад +16

    what's that she's trying to tell through this talk?? The title misguided me.

  • @emeralddreams888
    @emeralddreams888 7 лет назад +2

    Saw that article years ago and thought that girl was beautiful. Now seeing the actual person, she is tenfolds more beautiful than that picture of her face. This girl is flawless.

  • @genezaragosa5243
    @genezaragosa5243 6 лет назад +1

    Each person has it's own perspective of how we should looked like to be beautiful but no one really knows what is beauty in true form...

  • @red5wormy165
    @red5wormy165 7 лет назад +64

    WTF did I just watch?? I want my twelve minutes back.

  • @bliss7166
    @bliss7166 7 лет назад +93

    This is the worst TED talk I've seen to date. We get it, buzz feed published your article 😂

    • @tyrannosauruschicken4308
      @tyrannosauruschicken4308 6 лет назад

      Lara Not to say this video is good but... I think actually, you will find that the worst ted talk ever is the one titled something like “punk Inuit throat singing”
      Give it a go!!! Hahaha

  • @julianfelix4103
    @julianfelix4103 3 года назад

    I love her speech skills 😍

  • @caitlynstockton4551
    @caitlynstockton4551 6 лет назад

    She is telling a story, as her Project exceeds. The point is that it shows how her Project shows what beautiful is in each country.

  • @JcGross93
    @JcGross93 7 лет назад +28

    She's talking like she was the first person to do before and after pictures... So annoying.

  • @KerriForsberg
    @KerriForsberg 7 лет назад +10

    I just saw the 'own your face' ted video and forgot all what he said.

  • @NanaLunaTik
    @NanaLunaTik 7 лет назад

    she's gold, so pretty

  • @englishdoggo8464
    @englishdoggo8464 6 лет назад +1

    “beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

  • @sarawawa8984
    @sarawawa8984 7 лет назад +36

    Idk if it's just me but this talk seemed extremely empty? Like she never really made a point. She talked a lot without saying much. There wasn't a clear purpose in her "project" and she never made a clear point during her speech.

  • @maryambraiber6460
    @maryambraiber6460 6 лет назад +13

    JUST CHANGE THE TITLE PLEASE

  • @mlindalina1
    @mlindalina1 7 лет назад +1

    She should have said "beauty is an evolving social concept and the beauty of it is that every culture has their own perspective of beauty. This is what makes us different yet the same"

  • @ivieiyere8894
    @ivieiyere8894 4 года назад +2

    Her Original picture was the most beautiful, it shows your most beautiful self is how you view yourself even if you are conscious or unconscious of your own beauty. People will only define your beauty based on their perception but their perception is just 15% of how beautiful you are as person.

  • @MAFiA303
    @MAFiA303 7 лет назад +9

    lesson: you can do your own experiments and you might end up with something interesting worth of a ted talk

  • @mgal6234
    @mgal6234 7 лет назад +6

    Not really understanding the message here. You could take any woman and make her "more beautiful." The editors were just doing what she asked, based on their own ideas of beauty...and so...?

  • @kelligreen1039
    @kelligreen1039 6 лет назад

    Beautiful is being you. It's comfort

  • @MuhammadIshaque
    @MuhammadIshaque 6 лет назад

    thanks guys you save my time

  • @katie4623
    @katie4623 8 лет назад +96

    Why do all ted talkers talk in exactly the same way? It's so contrived.

    • @bettinap3288
      @bettinap3288 7 лет назад +33

      it is because they are doing a presentation, which has annoying rules. i know, i did a lot😂, and still do.

    • @mayaibarra85
      @mayaibarra85 6 лет назад +6

      How are they supposed to talk then?

  • @fv6876
    @fv6876 7 лет назад +13

    I remember when Ted(x) talks had a point

  • @alyascarden5624
    @alyascarden5624 7 лет назад +1

    OMG she is so beautiful. It cant be more than that

  • @dashayogalove
    @dashayogalove 3 года назад +1

    Being yourself is BEAUTIFUL✨✨✨ Let your soul SHINE like a STAR🌟⭐️✨🕊🌿🔮🦋🎶

  • @zelamorre1126
    @zelamorre1126 6 лет назад +4

    You know, both Lizzie Velasquez and Robert Hodge's Ted Talks are being recommended on the side of my screen right now. And if they're showing on yours, I highly recommend listening to them on the subject of beauty. You'll gain some true insights instead of just a very pretty lady babbling.

  • @MelGallegos
    @MelGallegos 8 лет назад +18

    what??

  • @syzhnnnn
    @syzhnnnn 5 лет назад +1

    What I found from her experiment was, 'beauty' or 'the thing people want to see it' are totally different based on where they are from. If you try to change the way you look even, there's always inadequate for everyone. So, be you.

  • @catalinamarquez6937
    @catalinamarquez6937 Месяц назад

    The big treasure in human beings is he smart his discipline his ambition generosity kindness helps big generosity help others suffering for others have pain for others play etc etc etc

  • @katerinavolkova6499
    @katerinavolkova6499 7 лет назад +37

    so at first she says she didn't know what the project meant and then she shows that she got not satisfied with how people started to interpret it, because she didn't manage to make anything out of this. like someone could be wrong. phhh. stupid thought that actually is not worth to spread

  • @Azqalihm
    @Azqalihm 7 лет назад +58

    Most of these look like trolls, not professional work..

  • @sapaducy1
    @sapaducy1 Год назад +2

    Nothing beats natural beauty

  • @vaughnutube327
    @vaughnutube327 7 лет назад

    Less than a few seconds one can tell your a beautiful person Esther ... wouldn't worry too much about it.

  • @SvanVosianMusic
    @SvanVosianMusic 7 лет назад +3

    Good to watch when you're baked