Beauty

Media has changed the face of beauty world wide. In order to be considered beautiful females must follow the strict code mandated by the media. In the essay, The Empire of Images in Our World of Bodies by Susan Bordo, demonstrates that the image of beauty has been tarnished. Bordo gives many examples from her own life. When reflecting on my life, I realized that media has affected me more than I had thought.
When I was young my parents would take me and my little brother to the toy stores. Boy and girl toys were very different. All of the girl toys were domestic related such as a fake kitchen, dress up, barbies, and babies. I was far more interested in the boys toys which were balls, fake guns that shoot, spy gear, cars,ant farms, and toys that took more thinking than a barbie. I am outraged that toys that required knowledge were only marketed to boys. I always wanted the bug observatory over potty training tott.
TV and Magazines are terrible about portaying beauty. Only the skiniest, and flawless women are displayed. I know many girls who strived to become just like a magazine model. The girls who wanted to become like these models diets, and eating disorders surfaced. In Bordo's essay she touches breifly on the tradigy that took place in Fiji. When media was introduced eatting disorders were too.
I think that media should start showing what real women look like!