This
post actually started off as a comment on one of my favorite blogger's post,
written about half a year ago. I went back to her blog for some reason, and
seeing this post piqued my interest all over again. Tanveer over at Addicted to
blush talked about her experience about having a
reader comment that she did not initially trust Tanveer's advice because she
was, ahem, overweight. But now all that doubts are all gone, because she has
lost her weight.
Please!!
What a
load of .....(Pardon my French) BS..!!
Honestly,
I did not find this comment to be particularly shocking, because I have always
noticed the fact that the most popular blogs are always people who are
something or training to be something in the beauty/fashion field or at least
look like movie-stars. People are always more willing to take advice from
somebody who "looks" like what they wished they looked like or lives
a life which they would like to live. I actually admit the fact that I have
spent hours just drooling over pretty bloggers like Mr.JovitaGeorge, Aayushi
Dangur, and Cynthia from IVC or even watching videos of people like Michelle
Phan, Kassie from Cloudyapples and Elle Fowler. I guess we just can’t help it.
But, no
matter what, it is not right to say that X person does not have the right to
write or express their views on the internet. It is their personal space and
there is always the option of not reading a person's blog or website if you
don't want to. But more often than not, the normal folks give the more
believable and honest opinions about products and experiences because they are
not thinking in a PR/monetary mindset. They talk about matters like
affordability and value for money. They talk about how much they hate their
favorite products finishing upon them and they can't buy it till they get their
next paycheck or the grief of buying something with their hard-earned money and
being disappointed by it. For me, that is what blogs should be like-Personal
and genuine rather than too professional and polished. This is the reason why I
keep coming going back to my favorite blogs time after time.
This
might not be a topic that interests any of you, my readers. But I wanted to
write it and so I am writing it. And isn't that really the whole point of
blogging?
Does it
matter what I look like?
isn't my writing what should matter,Ultimately?
Drop me a line and let
me know your opinions.
