In
light of Kate Middleton’s recent topless photo scandal, the standards of the Duchess
of Cambridge are being challenged. Is she still the classy royal that the world
has grown to love, or has the current gossip tarnished her image?
There
is no denying the fact that as a woman of great influence, sunbathing in the
nude, no matter how private the area was supposed to be, may have been a poor lapse
in judgment. But, in my opinion, her intentions were not deliberately indecent.
Being
the poised woman that she is, Kate Middleton continued to hold her head high
for the rest of the South Pacific tour. Sure, she would be expected to handle the
incident as a lady, but it is her confidence despite her embarrassment that
is so mesmerizing. Could it be that Kate Middleton is simply comfortable with
her body? Unfortunately, that would be a shocking assumption in today’s image-obsessed
world.
While it may not be advised to mimic the Duchess’s behavior, as a woman
I admire her positive self-image and the graceful way that she handled herself post-scandal.
It
is incredibly challenging to appreciate our bodies with society constantly
telling us what can and should be fixed. It seems that now, more than ever, poor self-image is beginning
to start at a much younger age. Necklines are getting lower, hemlines are getting
higher. So where is the line drawn between confident and distasteful?
What we need more than ever is another Jackie Kennedy, Audrey
Hepburn, or Grace Kelly to prove that classiness is always beautiful. These
women embraced their bodies, using clothing to compliment, not exploit their bodies.
They used their beauty, sophistication and grace as inpiration for what a woman should be.
Despite this embarrassing setback, Kate
Middleton still has the potential to be like the iconic women that have come
before her. She can rise from this incident gracefully and prove to the world
that what is beautiful on the outside is only a sneak-peek of the beauty that lives on the
inside.
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