I love aesthetics UWU
May. 13th, 2025 09:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.love4eva.net/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jjangwonrei_sha758The idea of this essay came to me while searching for cute games (it was a STRUGGLE. WHY CANT APKPURE/PLAY STORE JUST GIVE COOL STUFF NOT *AFTER* YOU LOOKED FOR IT BY THE SEARCHBAR?? and when you stop, it randomly shows up at the recommended. UGH.)
Back in my day, I used to resent aesthetics because I didn't get them (i was a stupid child) but now I just realized it's a gateway for me to appreciate cultures as a whole.
Scenecore got me to like vivid and bright colors, gothic aesthetics made me appreciate poetry and literature, emo and barbie/baddiecore made me more confident to express myself and preppy made me appreciate being a woman.
And now, with the kawaii stuff being a trend again, esp in my country (cute stationeries that are both expensive and affordable now exist), along with stuffed plushies, keychains and aesthetically pleasing things in general made me more aware of my color choices. It also got me to appreciate Japanese, Chinese and Korean culture aside from the music and shows. It's just amazing to see how far we've come as a species, and to appreciate different sides of the world, and how we're growing more and more global as time goes on. Heck, I occasionally see some of my own culture being aestheticized? probs not a word, but you get the point. It's moreso that they become more welcoming while still being their own thing, not necessarily being colonized or too simplified to others' palates. It's the very same thing with how cartoons and movies exposed me to Western culture and me learning bits about them, appreciating diversity in any way I could.
Again, maybe it's just me being too online than I should, but I'm not trading it for anything else. Reading has gotten me into good and bad, but mostly good, and I'm glad to be part of the online community since my early childhood days. :))
Back in my day, I used to resent aesthetics because I didn't get them (i was a stupid child) but now I just realized it's a gateway for me to appreciate cultures as a whole.
Scenecore got me to like vivid and bright colors, gothic aesthetics made me appreciate poetry and literature, emo and barbie/baddiecore made me more confident to express myself and preppy made me appreciate being a woman.
And now, with the kawaii stuff being a trend again, esp in my country (cute stationeries that are both expensive and affordable now exist), along with stuffed plushies, keychains and aesthetically pleasing things in general made me more aware of my color choices. It also got me to appreciate Japanese, Chinese and Korean culture aside from the music and shows. It's just amazing to see how far we've come as a species, and to appreciate different sides of the world, and how we're growing more and more global as time goes on. Heck, I occasionally see some of my own culture being aestheticized? probs not a word, but you get the point. It's moreso that they become more welcoming while still being their own thing, not necessarily being colonized or too simplified to others' palates. It's the very same thing with how cartoons and movies exposed me to Western culture and me learning bits about them, appreciating diversity in any way I could.
Again, maybe it's just me being too online than I should, but I'm not trading it for anything else. Reading has gotten me into good and bad, but mostly good, and I'm glad to be part of the online community since my early childhood days. :))
