"That [50's] combination of beauty and innocence..." which I think is typified in the celebrity realm by Audrey.
Audrey Hepburn is a classic example of sweet, pretty innocence. That is the prettiness this author is mourning as having passed from our society's values.
He stated and I agree that "It is ironic that 40 years of women’s liberation has succeeded only in turning women into a commodity. Something to be used up and thrown out."
"Once upon a time you would hear girls talk about [the] kind of women men date and the kind they marry. You don’t hear things like that anymore." Somehow it seems more and more moms and dads today think this is okay, even a good look for their daughters:
This is not a teenager, she is a child. Not that it'd be okay for a teen either, but WOW!
Admittedly, I think parents who allow their children to dress like this and support it are the ones operating at an extreme. Most parents are not there; however, we need to be very careful about guarding our own mindset because the message is pervading.
No matter what message our society sends, "here is the real truth. Most men prefer pretty over hot."
For the sake of the future of our country, our society, our marriages and families, may the Lord resurrect this conception of beauty. The one that values sweet, innocent prettiness as the ideal.
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