Beauty

I have always found it interesting that different cultues view beauty differently. But the reason for that being is because here, when we see movies that are supposed to represent different cultures or countries and we think it is accurate but because it is a movie made in the United States, our idea of beauty if still represented. Example. In Rush Hour 2, Carter and Lee are in China. I do not know China's idea of beauty, but when the lead Chinese woman came out, she was thin, lean, very clear and nice face, and was able to kick butt. I do not if in China they really find that attractive in a woman but here, men do.

When I always heard the term "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I always thought of it more as each man, strictly in the United States, has a different view of what is beautiful. Now I see it more as depending on where you are, different men find different traits attractive. More or less I am thinking of it more broadly and not so focused on just where I live.

Representation of the Cartoon

In my eyes it is a racist cartoon. There is no need to show President Obama as a monkey. Also, I think showing the President gunned down at all is disrepesctful.

But, I can see how this could be misinterpreted. Maybe it is due to the fact that the money thing just has recently been going on and the person who wrote the cartoon just views the Stimulus plan as something so simple, or so stupid, a monkey could write it.