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The document discusses several topics related to beauty, body image, and societal standards. It describes the respondent's physical traits that were inherited from their parents. It expresses agreement with the definition of beauty as looking tidy and well-dressed. However, it disagrees with society's focus on physical beauty alone. The respondent has experienced body shaming for being skinny but handles it by staying silent to preserve relationships. They also recently posted an unfiltered selfie but know people will still judge on looks rather than character.

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Physical Self

The document discusses several topics related to beauty, body image, and societal standards. It describes the respondent's physical traits that were inherited from their parents. It expresses agreement with the definition of beauty as looking tidy and well-dressed. However, it disagrees with society's focus on physical beauty alone. The respondent has experienced body shaming for being skinny but handles it by staying silent to preserve relationships. They also recently posted an unfiltered selfie but know people will still judge on looks rather than character.

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Jhon Marvin Arienza
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Pop-up Question 1:

What Physical Traits did you get from your parents? Do you look more like your father or your mother?

 I got my nose from my father and my eyes from my mother. I also inherited my father’s trait that he has no
moustache and hair on the armpits. My mother said I look like a lot like my father when he was still a teenager.

Pop-up Question 2:

Do you agree with Lakoff and Scherr’s definition of beauty? Explain.

 Yes, because people who look tidy, beautiful and dressed properly really look wealthy and that is a fact because
even though you don’t have the “money” as long as you look beautiful and tidy, people will tend to look you as a
high class wealthy person.

Pop-up Question 3:

Are you happy with how your society defines beauty? Why?

 No, because beauty should not be seen on the physical self but to the attitude and person within the body. For
me beauty is defined on how well you treat others rather than how you look.

Pop-up Question 4:

What roles do typical Filipino-looking celebrities usually portray in television series and movies? Why do you think they
were given such roles?

 They are given roles as the villain or as a poor character. Because our darker color and facial and body structure
shows as a normal or even a poor person which shouldn’t be emphasized in this movies because it can stay in
the minds of the children what they see Filipino’s

Pop-up question 5:

What can you say about men and women who go through cosmetic surgeries?

 Nothing, I support them because they may have had bad experience in the past about being bullied because of
their appearance but after you have under gone surgery and improved your appearance. You shouldn’t increase
your ego because it can lead to your down fall. Always remember where you came from and the journey you
made to reach what you have today.

Pop-up question 6:

Have you ever been body shamed? How did it make you feel and how did you handle it?

 Yes, people around me always say that I’m so skinny and I look pale and weak. It made me feel sad and
decreased my self-esteem immediately but I just went silent and didn’t say anything because I value the
relationship I have with that person rather that defending my self.

Pop-up Question 7:

When was the last time you posted an unfiltered photo of yourself and any of your social media accounts ? Why? What
do you think this is saying about your idea of beauty and your self-esteem?

 About a few days ago, because I felt that I had clear skin and I look better on that day. This still doesn’t change
my idea about inner beauty but I still have to consider what people think because I know that people out there
will judge you on how you look rather than what you are

Pop-up Question 8:

How would you help other people suffering from body image disturbance embrace their physical selves?

 By talking to them about their self-worth and by sharing how I handled the situation myself when I experienced
it so that they can be comforted and feel that they are not alone.
Assessment

Direction: Write a letter to your unfiltered self. Open up about your struggles at fitting in with your society

standard of beauty. End your letter by encouraging your unfiltered self.

Dear unfiltered self,

I know that you look skinny, pale and weak. People may say things about how you look like and they may judge
you even before they get to know you. People will hurt you in many ways you can imagine and people will
disappoint you. There will always be times of hardships and battles about how you look and how others view you
but always remember that you know yourself better than them. Don’t let their words get into your head and
instead of sulking in their insults, use them as inspiration to become your better self. Don’t you ever take revenge
because revenge can never restore the damaged done. Instead used your own success because you’ve always
believed that success is the best revenge against the people who let you down and didn’t believe in you.

Yours truly,

Your Consciousness

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