tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post3750241239454131242..comments2024-03-15T17:06:31.642-05:00Comments on The Piety That Lies Between: A Progressive Christian Perspective: Fair People: A ConfessionEric Reitanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06135739290199272992noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215077578479252542.post-34563019789329548642014-08-18T18:25:31.993-05:002014-08-18T18:25:31.993-05:00Thanks for being honest about your moment of hubri...Thanks for being honest about your moment of hubris. One of the things that I am often dismayed about is our culture's nefarious influence parading surface beauty as the defining measure of worth and value. Hence a "physically unattractive" person is less desirable then someone with culturally approved "beauty" or suave. I choose to rebel against that but find it an endless battle to keep that influence at bay within my own immediate sensory reactions. So the media's endless bombardment of chic, slick super-models and studs to endorse their products has indeed been quite successful but at a high cost, I am afraid, to developing more authentic ways to gauge true human beauty and value. I think Valentine Michael Smith is right on!Steven Hartehttp://www.hartethrobgraphics.comnoreply@blogger.com