The slender, “beautiful” women are regarded as influential, successful, and erotic. This being said, it is very much so based on facts and reason, also known as logos, in the aspect that real life is often viewed this way. Throughout Elementary school up to High school, no one wanted to be best friends with “the fat kid”. As the world already knows, girls and women in general seem to stress over their physical appearance and have been especially concerned about weight for many years now. 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 first stanza abruptly ends with “You have a great big nose and fat legs.” (6). This is stated in a factual tone in order to portay the girls low self esteem and acceptance of these false attributes. The young girl enters adulthood and the tone shifts into a more positive light. The young girls positive qualities are introduced when Piercy says, “She was healthy, tested
For instance any of the advertisements that were beauty product related emphasized how important it is for women to be looking there best, and how each product would allow them to create the best image. An advertisement for the Dory Beauty Masque by Du Barry claims to “erase surface lines, and wrinkles, tones up skin and cleanses pores!”. LIFE’s advertisements seem to be focusing primarily on the physical features of women, and how those features can be improved, and shed little to know insight on intellect etc… Also, women during this era clearly took a strong interest into the world of fashion. In the June issue of Life as well as the April issue, there is a quite detailed article that focuses of female fashion trends as time goes on. Including the influence that other countries had on American fashion, the latest trends that would replace the old ones.
The thing is, People try so hard to be as beautiful as they can, and long for “Pretty blue eyes”, But beauty is not just a physical thing. Pecola Knew she was Physically ugly. She Longed for a prettier complexion, White skin, prettier eyes, Etcetera. it seemed to me that pecola truly believed that if she was beautiful, she would be happy. “It occurred to Pecola some time ago that if her eyes, those eyes that held the pictures, and knew the sights—if those eyes of hers were different, that is to say, beautiful, she herself would be different” (Morrison, 46).
This is something that will help the mother as well as the child. The mother is less likely to suffer from post partum depression due to the responsibility to the child. The mother can also lose weight quicker during the breast feeding. This leads to the next ritual that affects the women. The ritual of controlling the way that women look as far as going from being fat to thin and thin to fat.
From the statement in SoYouWanna, “...a somewhat scrawny build drapes clothing nicely...” it is suggested that, basically, the skinnier the better. The fact the author mentioned that being skinnier, scrawnier, and smaller built, advises the only acceptable image is skinny. The mentality of being skinny, seems to be the only way to be accepted in our media-driven society. A 7-point “pros-cons” chart given by idebate.org states, in advocation of weight limitations on models: “Many girls idolize models and feel the need to mirror their thinness. Models of a very low weight are setting bad examples to these girls and can be held responsible for the increasing number of girls with eating disorders.
History of American Women HIS 204 American History Since 1865 Instructor: History of American Women Throughout most of history women in general have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. Women were long considered much weaker than men, and incapable of performing work requiring muscular or intellectual development. However, when they were giving the opportunity for personal and intellectual freedom, women made significant achievements. Although a woman’s typical life path during this era was marriage and family, women began to see an increase in employment opportunities in society, because of war there was no longer so much discrimination against women. During the early part of the 19th century
Women athletes have made huge strides since Title IX but there is still room for improvement. The media coverage of female athletes needs to change for all the young girls who look up to these female athletes as role models and the mass media needs to take a more active role and cover male and female sports equally. (Will Anything Change, http://femaleathletes.wordpress.com/, May 5, 2008) The text was directed mostly toward women athlete community, while speaking to any woman who has had experience with the culture of the athlete community also; targeting male and female to understand the discriminating
There is no exact age as to when a girl is required, or pleases, to wear makeup, but in our society girls would like to wear makeup when breakouts first occur (usually around the age of middle schooled children). Nevertheless, it is now a norm in our society to see teens and preteens believing that they must wear makeup because of what the media tells them a “beautiful girl” appears like. Popular celebrity magazines like Entertainment Weekly, People, US Weekly and many more, as well as movies, the internet and any other place the media influences can be blamed as to why our younger generations choose to begin wearing makeup at such a young age. At an early age female children should not try to imitate mother by wearing high heels, makeup and what not; instead female children should be gaining proper morals promoted by parents and loved ones in order to produce a idealistic child that every parent wishes upon. The media works hard and goes to any extent when they attempt to gain capital in our capitalistic country.
In today’s society, women are constantly influenced by commercial ads, movies, and magazines. They pressure us into being up to date with many cosmetic products to alter or enhance our appearance. As children, little girls are told that playing dress up and performing makeovers are acceptable. To the same extent, teenage girls are used to the idea of wearing makeup to homecomings, proms, or other special functions. Transitioning into an adult, women develop a habit of wearing cosmetics on a day to day basis.