Attraction

"The Girl who Plugged In" by James Tiptree is an interesting essay for the issues that it brings up. On issue is the idea of attractiveness. In our class discussion we discussed whether looks or personality attracts us to a person. Many people said that personality is what they initially look for in someone. I tend to disagree. I feel that people try to be morally upstanding when stating that personality is the initial "draw-in". When out, about, and mingling one does not go up to someone to socialize because their personality "looks good". We do not know someone’s true personality until after the fact! The initial impression is what someone looks like. Why do we go to the gym, dye hair, wear makeup, or lose weight. We want people to be somewhat impressed with our outer appearance. I am not saying that everyone goes for the most gorgeous male or female, but you go for someone who entices you by the way they look. Now after meeting someone, then personality plays a big factor in continuing any sort of relationship. However, for those of you who don't want to think that you are in any way superficial, I feel that we are manufactured to think this way. It is human nature to be attracted to beautiful things (and creatures), but I think with the rise of media it is taken beyond the limit it should. For the sake of being beautiful too much is sacrificed by some people. There should be a line drawn between striving for your natural beauty potential (braces, color your hair, etc) which people should do, and going so far beyond what you naturally are (the swan).