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Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Skinny on Stereotypes
Right away this article points out that using the female body to sell products is no longer common-it is the norm. Everywhere we look there is a tall, thin, beautiful woman trying to sell us something. Oftentimes, however, instead of seeing the product, women see the image of someone they are expected to look like. I went into my local grocery store and counted how many magazines had weight loss tips or body critiques. Out of all of the women's magazines, only two did not. We are thrown into a world where the stakes for beauty are at unreachable heights. Rarely do readers think about the airbrushing and photo editing that went into that photo to make that women so beautiful. All we see is something we aren't. Unhealthy eating habits develop, and satisfaction is hardly ever attained.
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Girls all over the nation are starving themselves and dealing with all kinds of eating disorders just to fit into this idea of "perfect" that who knows invented. It's great to see a big company like Dove making an effort to change this. It's a good start but it really needs to spread if it's going to get anywhere. Not only is there this idea of ridiculously skinny seem to be beautiful now but also certain hair color or eye color. We are sadly a very superficial society who worry more about what's on the outside of a person. Despite how hard we try though is it really ever going to change?
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