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Monday, April 12, 2010

In response to Snow White.

In response to Nicole's blog on Snow White. I think that a big problem is that most people want to associate good with beauty. Specifically in the movie, the witch takes on the form of an old hag and she does evil deeds. Snow White is beautiful and has many qualities we associate with beauty. I don't know why people do this but it happens quite often. When I see a pretty flower, most of the time I assume it will smell nice to. In reality these beautiful things we are so used to might not actually be nice. There is a probability that if you find a really beautiful girl, that she could be awful and horrid.
I personally like to believe that if Snow white was less attractive that she still would have had a good life. If she had to flee her step mothers I think that the hunter still would have let her go because he knows killing is unethical. I also think that had she encountered the dwarfs after cleaning their house, they still would have let her stay there. I do think that aesthetics and ethics are closely related though. especially through reactions people have to movies, and art, and things. I think the fact that Snow White was beautiful made it easier for people to want to trust her and believe she was a moral person.
Question: I know this is an awful question, but I'm going to ask anyways; Do you judge people based on aesthetics? or is it just their ethics? or a combination of the two? so basically when you see someone, do you think "wow that person is really morally sound!" or do you think "wow that person is pretty" which one is more important?

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