Peacock...

It is interesting that many birds have colorful and ornate males, and relatively plain and drab females. The peacock and peahen are no exception. Here the peacock extends his gorgeous fanned display to attract the fancy of his female companions during courtship. Funny how human beings developed the concept of female beauty to attract the rather plain human male. Hairstyling perms, highlighting and sophisticated cuts, waxing, tweezing, legs, armpits, facial hair, foundation, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick, Merle Norman transformations, etc. Now metrosexual guys are going for the beauty treatments too. What happened to natural beauty? Most women radiate al naturale. The media is heavily to blame. Even the women on the tv show Lost still have lipstick, eyeliner, etc. after how long on a deserted island. Can't even let them look natural. With two older sisters and no brothers, I grew up thumbing through their copies of Cosmopolitan and Self. No wonder I never made it on the football team. Too much Hina, not enough Ku...