People look in the mirror to see how others see them. If by looking, we are trying to achieve a particular look, that look has likely been established by the social forces that tell us to achieve a particular ideal -- ideals that are produced by industries that profit enormously from the products and services that people buy. Some industries suggest that you should be thinner or curvier, your pants should be baggy or straight, your breasts should be minimized or maximized. Maybe you should have a complete makeover. Many people than go to great lengths -- sometimes extreme lengths that are hazardous to physical and mental health -- to try to achieve a constantly changing beauty ideal, one that is probably not even attainable. Taken out of my sociology book and it actually made a lot of sense. I mean everything wants to be like someone else and everyone wishes that they looked different. I hate how the world has become so materialistic and it pisses me off. Can't you just accept who you are because I am ... Grow up people