14 Feb. 2009. 2 June 2009 This source discusses the topic of children beauty pageants. Young girls are exploited in beauty pageants and are placed under harsh conditions. They must receive a total body makeover and spend hours preparing when they should be out enjoying their childhood. This source was one of my favorites because it proves so much information that backs up my idea on child pageant; I am going to refer to this source later on.
Toddlers and Tiaras is a fascinating reality television show that lets all of us average people in on the world of childhood modeling. Toddlers and Tiaras doesn’t show us just the modeling but also the blood, sweat, and tears that go along with all types of show business. In addition to these things, Toddlers and Tiaras also gives an air of confidence to all of it’s contestants. It teaches them that anyone and everyone can be beautiful, with several pounds of makeup, over-the-top fake tans and about ten thousand dollar dresses, that is. The preparation that is put into these child beauty pageants is vital.
The emotional effect media has on a woman’s mindset, or ethos, could very well send her overboard into what is commonly known as an eating disorder. The bar is already set extremely high for young girls these days. It can be as simple as a gorgeous movie star wearing your favorite brand of clothing. Now all that runs through your mind while in the fitting room is how much better the clothes looked on that tall, lean body of your idol because it’s someone you look up to and trust. The world is continuously comparing themselves to figures from the media that they forget who they even are.
The addressing of the media having a role in projection of a female athlete role interjects the media may not always send the best message concerning a female athlete, which is a message of femininity concerning the athlete. The interjection of the media cast typing how female athletes are always feminine no matter the sport you play; it will always have a feminine illusion of the female athlete. Society tells us that boys are the athletic ones and girls are beautiful. However, more and more women are making a living for athletic ability, most of the time because they are a beautiful athlete. Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement.
The article that I found to relate to sexism at its finest is about Miss America, Carrie Prejean and her new breast. Not only did she receive free breast implants, but they were organized and paid for by the pageant, weeks before the Miss USA competition. If this doesn’t create an image of what women should look like I don’t know what does. So her boobs weren’t big enough so in order to have her fit in she received implants? This is disappointing to me.
The producers change some of the techniques of editing to portray the stories they want to tell, but they provide much more juicy and exciting concepts to tell from the want to be famous (Lowry, p. 16). Once the producers determine what they want to happen during the reality shows, then the stereotypes are transformed and the producers are ready to start castings. The producers now see that the exaggerated behavior usually pays off in the max exposure. Reality shows may come and go, but these certain stereotypes of the white female have always seemed to endure. “The Gold Digger” is the one that is focused on marriage, love, and finding a mate that is gorgeous and will be there financially.
Gillian strives to be more like the stereotypical character, Jeanie who originally introduces her to the G-string. She is the archetype of the trendy, classy woman that society sees as sexy and up-to-date. Although there are modern changes happening within the world every day, some might say that women are bringing the need to conform to modern times upon themselves. This is especially true when Jeanie calls Gillian’s white briefs “passion killers.” There are constant changing trends for undergarments and personal grooming and most women are
In my opinion, I think every woman is beautiful and the people who don’t have those characteristics should also get an opportunity to become a model as well; no matter what size they are big or small. This is why plenty of women have insecurity problems. These misguided women change their physical features such as their face using plastic surgery to fix their eyes, nose, lips and other parts of their face. Not only have they used plastic surgery to fix their face but also their body. This procedure reconstructs their whole body, for example give them bigger breasts and a bigger
In my opinion, Americans tend to think that their appearance is everything and go to great measures to get their desired looks. I also believe that people in society are always trying too hard to make them self look like their ideal celebrity. I feel that men and women have different standards when it comes to appearance and how they view it. I also agree with Nancy Hellmich in her article, “Do Thin Models Warp Girls Body Image?” as she says that girls are becoming skinnier and skinnier as the years go by. I think as society tends to focus on their appearance more, it also becomes more dangerous.
“Today, when I take my graduation pictures, my nose will look just like Terri’s and then I’ll have the best picture in the year-book (Serros 33).” She sees that Terri is popular and has the perfect face and she wants that also to hopefully be popular like she is. It becomes a competition between girls to see who can get the higher status in school or in general. In