Body shape

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a rom com packed with lots of fun and full of laughs. Andie Anderson works for a magazine called Composure as the “How To…” columnist. Working at the top female magazine as a journalist may be every girl’s dream but not Andie. Andie wants to write about things that matter; politics, economics, poverty, etc. but instead, she is stuck as the “How To…” columnist. Andie’s friend, Michelle went through a breakup and her story becomes Andie’s inspiration for her next…

Take a look in the mirror; hot damn! As one grows older, she understands what society expects from her. One realizes the effect her looks have on others, whether she is hideous and terrifies the world, or she is so beautiful that no one can take their eyes off of her. In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” the protagonist Connie displays the effects of her beauty. Connie, the beautiful fifteen-year-old self-absorbed adolescent, attempts to test her beauty…

Gender Roles play a major role today in our society, sometimes it can benefit a person in a positive way, setting a fashion trend to people of all ages in our society be it a male or female trend but it can also have a negative effect on us, we as people look to others especially those who are famous such as movie star actors or models, either way people are looked up to if they ‘fit our ideal image“. Sometimes it can affect people in a very negative way…be it gaining weight or wearing something…

open just a tiny bit. I could barely make out that she was wearing nothing but a nightshirt and panties. What the heck was she up to? She reached up to the top of my blanket and slowly, noiselessly, pulled it down at the corner to expose most of my body, clad only in boxers. I was being careful not to change my breathing one bit; I had to let her think I was sleeping so I could see where this was going. My sister then reached straight for my crotch with both hands and delicately unsnapped the…

The nature of human often have specific expectations as to what makes a woman beautiful and what doesn't. One major feature that often affects the definition of beauty is skin color. Many believe that those of darker complexion are more despised over those of lighter complexion. This idea was further discussed in the film Imitation of Life, which includes the story of a young black girl who struggles with her racial identity in hopes to be white. Similarly, in the novel The Bluest Eye by Toni…

Carter Brull 10/2/17 Course: CM102 Character Essay Connie is a young girl who is insecure about herself. The way she looks in the mirror constantly has her always wondering if there is ever going to be something wrong with her. She knows she catches all the guys’ attention with her good looks, so she tries to play hard to get. Being the selfish young girl she is, her looks end up getting her in trouble. Long dark blonde hair that was part pulled back and slightly puffed out with the rest…

society is viewed as one of the worst things you can be. Fat bodies are extremely stigmatized in our culture. Society is obsessed with the idea of controlling the appearance of women’s bodies- and this includes size. Fat is seen as lazy, unbearable and something we should never be okay with being. Society communicates to fat women that they should not exist in the body they do. This is communicated through the oppression of fat bodies through diet-culture and fat-shaming. These methods of…

On a daily basis, we are sent messages that we can have it all. Whether it be on television, social media or in a print article, women are seeing this month’s pinnacle of happiness and health, often resulting in comparing how we measure up, realizing that we just don’t feel adequate in comparison. The unrealistic presentations of perfection by the media impacts women in physical and psychological ways, often resulting in low self-esteem and health risks. Women have been obsessing about…

Would you shave your head and publicly demean yourself if it meant that you could save your public image or keep your job? For the female members of Japan’s idol culture, this and other punishments are a harrowing reality. In 2013 one of the founding members of the J-Pop group AKB48, Minami Minegishi faced this exact dilemma. Minegishi was caught leaving the house of a member of one of Japan’s boy bands, and faced an immediate backlash from both her management and fans alike; her response for…

from mainstream media to be small and sexy, it is no wonder that many have turned to drastic measures such as anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders that plague young adults across the world. According to an article on body image and self-esteem in young people “The body size of women in the media is often more than 20% underweight (Spitzer, Henderson, & Zivian, 1999)—exceeding a diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa of 15% underweight (DSM-IV-TR: American Psychiatric Association,…