Libra, under the rulership of Venus, is connected with the domain of beauty and all things aesthetic so it's not surprised that our traditional rules of what is aesthetically pleasing is being challenged now that Saturn (challenges and testing) has entered the sign of Libra.
The Brits are in the forefront of this trend, first of all with the success of James Partridge, the Channel Five newsreader who was disfigured in a fire when he was 18. Partridge was given a one-week trial to read the news on British TV, and the response to his presence in the newsroom was overwhelmingly positive. Partridge was given the job, one usually given to traditionally attractive individuals.
Now the Brits have struck again with a reality show about the six disabled people left on an island, produced by disabled and starring disabled characters. The show is called "Cast Offs," a takeoff from "Castaways."
BBC's first attempt to mainstream the disabled was with the TV show Missing Top Model that ran for one season and was not renewed. But now that Saturn has moved into Libra, perhaps the public is ready for a change in aesthetics - one that delves below the superficial and exposes the real human beauty beneath.
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This change comes right at the time I'm not happy with the way I'm aging, I cannot afford plastic surgery, wouldn't do it if I could afford it. I had my head almost balded last week. The urge to see what is beneath is struggling with what is beneath. It's all the same.
I wonder if Susan Boyle's appearance may have been a herald to this development. Although the stylists did get their hands on her later.
I kid you not but the verification word is 6uggly.
The more I watch TV, the more convinced I am that plastic surgery is not the answer. I heard that Angie Dickinson said "You can look bad without plastic surgery or you can look bad with it, take your pick." Look at the British actresses, they don't have this obsession with youth. Helen Mirren? She's awesome in her 60s just as she is. The older actresses get richer and meatier parts. They are my role models now.
I live in Hollywood and I can say that underneath there is a reall need for this.
TV beauty is truly disgusting. No wonder the female psyche gets damaged with all those inhuman "beauty" commercials. The women in those ads look like androids. Botoxed women look truly horrible. Aging gracefully is true beauty.
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