Why we need beautiful people :: Mmegi Online

Appearance and taste often go together, like politicians and their political rallies. And we have often accepted that the way some people and politicians behave is often a reflection of how confident they are about themselves and the message they seek to convey.

Being spring in our country, confident people will start to bare their flesh or at least flash it. Being the last springtime before our country's general elections, politicians will start to ‘speechify’ in earnest.

In both instances, their actions are intended to persuade us to take their side. Yet we must see beyond their flesh or their words; indeed, their self-assurance. For our own good, we must be interested beyond just the politics of appearance or the appearance of politics. For their own good, we must turn the lens on ourselves and explain what really moves us but is often ignored.

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Why we need beautiful people

Appearance and taste often go together, like politicians and their political rallies. And we have often accepted that the way some people and politicians behave is often a reflection of how confident they are about themselves and the message they seek to convey.

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