As sad as it is to say out loud, I spent a portion of my winter break watching old episodes of “Keeping Up with The Kardashians.” I was absolutely shocked when I saw sixteen-year-old Kylie Jenner. I almost could not recognize her.
Although she only admits to temporary lip fillers, you don’t have to be a plastic surgeon to notice that every single feature on her face looks completely different than two years ago, and her entire face shape seems to have transformed.
Many plastic surgeons believe that she has had work done on her hips, breasts, and bottom as well as multiple surgeries on her face. Every single thing on her face and body that may have been seen as a ‘flaw’ has changed.
It does not seem like she has just grown up or has a good makeup artist, as Kylie likes to say about her new appearance, but rather, Kylie has become a life-sized plastic Barbie doll.
I think that Kylie sends a dangerous message to young girls who watch her on “Keeping up with the Kardashians” and follow her on Instagram. She makes it seem as though extreme measures, like going under the knife before being fully grown, is necessary to achieve beauty. I can understand the pressure she must have felt being in the spotlight, and constantly compared to her older sister Kendall, who models. However, I believe that she should have taken that opportunity to show her teenage followers that it is okay to be ‘imperfect,‘ and that true beauty comes from within.
In my opinion, plastic is not beautiful.