And if your natural body type is so far from that, well then hurry and change yourself with thousands of dollars in cosmetic surgery. Why can’t people be accepted for who they are? When asked why they would buy her breast implants their response was, “We want to put her in the best possible confidence in order to present herself in the best possible light on a national stage." The best
Sports magazines have been around for quite a time, and are a collection of editors that write about their opinions on certain sport activities. To make the front of Sports Illustrated is an accomplishment for many athletes, but what is the real focus of having a female athlete on the front posing? While only 90% of Sports Illustrated covers male athletes, there has been an increase of coverage of women’s sports since the 1990’s. An interesting fact on Sports Illustrated is that half of the women that have been on the front cover are models, and are not even athletes. The irony here is the other half are athletes, but they don’t get that much attention as the special “Swimsuit Edition” cover every year. The media challenges femininity to be “sexy” and an “athlete” at the same time, when showing an action play on the front cover needs a pose of the female athlete to make it complete.
Natasha Eason Engl Comp Sec 214 Sept 20, 2011 Ad Analysis Essay Cover Girl is one of the most successful cosmetic companies in the world. In this ad Cover Girl is trying to endorse the product Exact Eyelight Mascara. The ad to me seems to target young and middle age woman of any race or some men that think that they can make their women (spouse) look like the model in the ad. The ad uses white and nude like colors, very large text and a very close up picture of the model to show how the new mascara will bring out a person’s eye. It shows the four different shades that the mascara is available in on the side to try to get the target audience attention.
Most people are familiar with Mary Kay, Inc., yet are unfamiliar with the core philosophies and values touted by the woman who founded the company, Mary Kay Ash. Stuever (2001) noted the following concerning Mary Kay and her legacy: Instead of merely telling women they could have it all, cosmetics empress Mary Kay Ash gave it. Via the quasi-religious baptism of a good facial, she liberated hundreds of thousands of women (and a few men) who had not yet seen themselves in an entrepreneurial light (p. C.01). She was more than an entrepreneur; she gave birth to entrepreneurs, literally and figuratively, empowering both women and men to take control of their lives, careers, and futures. Mary Kay Ash’s personal story demonstrates the power of commitment and risk-taking as part of the entrepreneurial spirit.
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.
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
“Extreme makeover shows us people being made good-looking enough to be on television.” (pg. 804) The author believes that the high percentage rise in plastic surgery is due to the influence of American media. Blum mentions that the American twin poles are Youth and Beauty. Starting with teenagers, American media has made an impact in teenager’s target of body images and taught them to dress to impress. Young girls now have the ideal of the perfect look which that involves thinness and volume in certain areas in their body such as breasts.
The pageant business is a major money making industry. In an article by David Casstevens in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram titled “More Children Stepping Into Beauty Contests, Drawing Controversy” he breaks down the costs of an Austin, Texas pageant, “$890-entry fees, $100-contest formal wear expense (varies to $1000 plus), $200- hair/make-up services by licensed professional(optional), $198-hotel room (2 nights, plus tax)” (Casstevens 4). These are not the only things that cost money for the pageant but these were the most expensive. Already there is over one thousands dollars in costs and if the children want to succeed then they must have all of these benefits and more. Not only do the competitions cost a large amount of money but they also cost the children their confidence and other emotional issues.
Sociological immagination is the proficiency to observe past the single individual as the source of accomplishment and dissapointment, and to understand just how one individuals’s society effects the conclusion. Makeup is a collection of cosmetics including foundation, face powder, blush, eye liner, eye shadow, mascara, lipstick ect and is used and seen everywhere by women from all over the world. Do woman only wear makeup to cure their self-esteem? The answer is no. These are some of the critical insults that makeup has had to deal with for many years and believe it or not, Womant spend thousands of dollars a year on products that increase the self esteem that they already initiate to make themselves feel more sensual or beautiful or
In her essay, Barbie’s Body May be Perfect but Critics Remind Us It’s Plastic, Angela Cain analyzes how Barbie and other media icons affects women’s self image in our society. Barbie, one of the most popular fashion icons, has been shaping the way girls view their bodies since 1959. Barbie, and her unrealistic proportions, has been the idealistic body type. Women have struggled at great lengths to achieve the generally unattainable, to look like Barbie. Studies have shown that over 60 percent of women were unhappy with their bodies, as they have been raised comparing themselves with Barbie and other various models of the fashion industry.