Susan Boyle is the antithesis to all the stereotyped pressures thrust upon today’s girls… Be blonde, be skinny, be voluptuous (but only in the top half).¬† As humans, we’ve always had a preference for prettiness – an aversion to ugly.¬† That’s just the way we are.¬† But the introduction of mass Barbie merchandising, first the plastic doll, then the playboy doll (which is, ironically, mostly plastic, too) has served to emphasize our reliance on outward appearance in determining a person’s worthiness.¬† Susan Boyle reminds us all that beauty is internal that can only become externalized if¬†given the opportunity.¬†

Our girls need to see more Susan Boyles, less Britney Spears.  How else will they learn to distinguish between real, unique, human talent and contrived, mass-marketed drivel?

Don’t you just love her?