hey I dug your article in one sense. it showed the harsh reality of caring too much what society deems as appropriate. and it's true, beauty is an attitude, a belief in oneself.

yet theres another side here that you skim over.

people like your ex, no matter how hard they try, just dont understand what it's like not being able to compete in the normal world. they ARE able to compete in that hollywood world, or not. they might have some challenges and struggles, but they have the body, face, mind, physique, personality, talent, whatever. They can choose to struggle - or not.

There are other people who don't have that choice, who never will. They have imperfections, physical conditions or social stigmas that they can never overcome, no matter how hard they work, and the majority of people in this world can and will judge them based on that before even getting to know them.

true, its human nature. people judge. they do so at very deep levels that most people are unaware of.

so my challenge to you is... look at someone who you think is not at all beautiful, someone it hurts to look at, or who you have issues talking with, and get to know them.