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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—or so the saying goes. However, there's also the unspoken rule of beauty standards that varies country to country. It's widely accepted that what is beautiful in one part of the world might not be pleasant in another, which adds to diversity on the global scale. But there's another side to it, as it inflicts somewhat harsh standards on people. In order to point this out, an experiment was conducted by Superdrug Online Doctor to take a closer look at the local beauty standards in several countries and compare how they hold up against each other. According to them, "Since what is perceived as beautiful can vary substantially around the world, our study of the ideal body image attempted to compare as diverse opinions as possible."

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    Ozacoter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah disgusting :( Its ok to be naturally a bit underweight (or overweight). Nobody is perfect. But promoting this BMI is unethical.

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    Jill Bussey
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shapeless and characterless. So sad that they think this is healthy and acceptable.

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    Jane Doe
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is totally understandable. The body type of the Asians is totally different than the one of the Europeans or Americans. They are small, thin and their bodies have very balanced proportions. This Photoshop model is a bad one but still give the VERY general picture.

    Pirun Chitrudi amphai
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The original picture is wrong to begin with. Asian, European and African have very much different body structures (and this is not even in details of being Caucasian , Arab, African, etc). It is true that the social perception on women body here in Asia is not always right. But to use the wrong comparison make it even worse, giving us the negativity without just cause.

    Ozacoter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true. Some asians are more petitie than some caucasians. But this is not a small woman. She is very underweight.

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    In order to explore the different perceptions of beauty in various corners of the world, the site contacted 18 graphic designers and provided them with an original picture of a girl. The goal was for those designers to recreate the picture to reflect the local beauty standards. "Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural impact on both women and men," said Superdrug Online Doctor. "The goal of this project is to better understand potentially unrealistic standards of beauty and to see how such pressures vary around the world."

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    The original intent was to have female graphic designers edit the picture in order to have a clearer, woman’s view of what their culture finds attractive and "to understand more about the pressures they face." However, the list of partner designers was expanded to include 4 men, with the requirement that they would seek input from women and change the picture based on their feedback.

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    End results render the photo almost unrecognizable in some cases. Some countries in North and South America lean towards an exaggerated hourglass figure, presenting a somewhat unrealistic view of women, while certain European and Asian countries favor a very slim and petite build, which in some cases is steering towards unhealthy. Superdrug Online Doctor stated they are planning to further expand the study, with the possibility to include men next time as well.

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    Sheanna Caban
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would rock it in the Philippines. The top of my body is way bigger than the bottom half.

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    Bisexuali-tea
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    some of these are so edited they just look bad. like a middle schooler did them XD

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