Own your face | Robert Hoge | TEDxSouthBank
Father, author of the book 'Ugly' and political advisor Robert Hoge explores why we all need to own our own faces. Sharing his own personal story, Robert examines, life, love, beauty, imperfection...
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Translator: Ella McIntosh Reviewer: Denise RQ You're all ever so pretty. Most of us don't own our faces. They might sit at the front of our heads and go everywhere we travel, but we don't actually really own them. And sure, the usual suspects are to blame: Hollywood, advertisers, our peers, our lovers, but do you know who's most to blame? Me, you, us. The biggest obstacle to us owning our faces is us disowning them when we ogle a photoshopped magazine cover, when we click on the link promising celebrity photos without makeup. When we look away from the mirror that little bit too quickly, we are the Red Queen running, racing and faster and faster just to stand still. Take my story for example: you might see that I've got some...
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Translator: Ella McIntosh Reviewer: Denise RQ You're all ever so pretty. Most of us don't own our faces. They might sit at the front of our heads and go everywhere we travel, but we don't actually really own them. And sure, the usual suspects are to blame: Hollywood, advertisers, our peers, our lovers, but do you know who's most to blame? Me, you, us. The biggest obstacle to us owning our faces is us disowning them when we ogle a photoshopped magazine cover, when we click on the link promising celebrity photos without makeup. When we look away from the mirror that little bit too quickly, we are the Red Queen running, racing and faster and faster just to stand still. Take my story for example: you might see that I've got some...
