Body

Body

In today's society, there are women being controlled by expectations of being slim
and having that "perfect body".   Women have to face the publicity of magazines, talk
shows concerning weight, weight-loss programs, and so on, all influencing them to lose
weight and be thin, or society won't accept them.   Katherine Haines says just this in her
article, "Whose Body Is This?".   She argues   against and blames society for the
insecurities and the dissatisfaction of women and their bodies.   The "look" that is
presented to women today as being "healthy" is; tall, slender, and beautiful.   Most women
cannot reach this point unless they resort to other means of dieting to attain that "beauty
queen" image.   These ways are through anorexia or bulimia, both of which are life
threatening or deadly.   Unfortunately, there are many women taking   this path.  
Society plays a very important role when it comes to the image that a woman is
supposed to uphold.   Haines states that weight loss programs, television and magazines
are   a   "propaganda that happiness is in a large part based on   having that 'perfect
body'...".   For example, one could be purchasing groceries and catch a glance of a recent
magazine such as "Elle" and they see this beautiful model on the cover.   This is appealing
to a woman's or a man's eye, so of course they pick up the magazine and look inside.
They might think there is an article that reads, "How to look like a million dollars."   Of
course there are many women who long to look like Cindy Crawford, or Kate Moss, so
the magazine is looked into.   What does that say about women in society today? Many
models are portrayed as having that "perfect" life due to their looks because that's what
society's image of women has come to.   It is a   big competition with women in the
clothing world.   They feel good about themselves if they have just the right styles.   This
again, ties into the model scene.   On the runway, clothes are being modeled by...