Comments on: Appearance and Perception http://www.gentleaction.org/blog/2009/04/20/appearance-and-perception/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: F. David Peat http://www.gentleaction.org/blog/2009/04/20/appearance-and-perception/#comment-63 F. David Peat Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:53:12 +0000 http://www.gentleaction.org/blog/?p=142#comment-63 Good points. I think it is a very complex story about many different things. In part its because of her looks that people are amazed at her talent. In part it is the expectation that not only singers but even cellists and violinists, if female, should look physically attractive so they can be marketed by agents and record companies. In part it is about people wanting a simple story, that she went from nothing to great fame, when in fact it turns out to be more subtle than this - she had performed once at the Edinburgh Festival. In part its about the power of modern communications. In the three of four hours since I posted the item five more million people had seen her on Youtube!! Good points. I think it is a very complex story about many different things. In part its because of her looks that people are amazed at her talent. In part it is the expectation that not only singers but even cellists and violinists, if female, should look physically attractive so they can be marketed by agents and record companies.

In part it is about people wanting a simple story, that she went from nothing to great fame, when in fact it turns out to be more subtle than this – she had performed once at the Edinburgh Festival.

In part its about the power of modern communications. In the three of four hours since I posted the item five more million people had seen her on Youtube!!

]]> By: Gloria http://www.gentleaction.org/blog/2009/04/20/appearance-and-perception/#comment-62 Gloria Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:35:13 +0000 http://www.gentleaction.org/blog/?p=142#comment-62 The point is, though, will this sudden fame be enough to make her dream come true? Will she in fact become a popular,appreciated singer? And even if she actually manages to get some success, how long will that actually last? And most importantly, will she be able to "cope" with it outside of her choir? And last, it's true that she makes us all think that we should not focus on appearances as much as we do, but we all still seem to focus on her appearances quite a lot. Well, good luck to her! The point is, though, will this sudden fame be enough to make her dream come true? Will she in fact become a popular,appreciated singer? And even if she actually manages to get some success, how long will that actually last? And most importantly, will she be able to “cope” with it outside of her choir?

And last, it’s true that she makes us all think that we should not focus on appearances as much as we do, but we all still seem to focus on her appearances quite a lot.

Well, good luck to her!

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