blog 6

BODY IMAGE
I chose this advertisement because I think it blatantly depicts gender and body image. Here a young slim woman who looks confident with her head held high, her chest out and a hand on her hip with hundreds of men throwing themselves at her. I'm not sure what "ZU" is but I'm thinking it's a brand of jeans considering that's the only thing the men are wearing. This model is VERY skinny which I'm not surprised of. It's disheartening to look at advertisements when all of the models are a size zero, when actuality the average size of a woman in America is 8-12. Advertisements such as these are probably the leading cause of eating disorders among teens and women in the U.S.

Readings:
Women appear to be under strict scrutiny to look good, especially in today's society. Headline news recently report Michelle Obama's fashion style instead of important issues such as Barack's policies, the economic recession, or the war in Darfur. This blows my mind that people are so concerned that Hilary Clinton is wears pant suits all the time as opposed to dresses and skirts. Also, in the FIFE readings I think women should be able to decide for themselves whether or not to use birth control and what they do to their bodies. I don't condone abortions, but I think it's a individual choice for a woman to do what they want.