Men and Women with the word Beauty
"I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect- they are much more interesting" (Marc Jacobs). In the short story, in Susan Sontag’s "A Woman 's Beauty: Put-Down or Power Source?" The word "beauty" is used as the controversial word of sexism. Beauty is more of a "feminine" word while "handsome is the masculine equivalent of - and the refusal of - a compliment". Why is it that with a woman, flaws are much easier to spot and judge but with a man flaws are actually praised? The difference between a woman and a man through looks and almost everything is unbelievable and hard to comprehend. Why can 't things for men and women be on the same level for everything? You can really see the comparison between men and women even with the small things such as titles in the society nowadays and even in the earlier years. …show more content…
She briskly analyzes the Christian and Greek perspectives while implicating both consequences with women’s compulsive and persistent efforts for them to be beautiful. But the author, in this case, explicitly avoids the use of a personal tone. She is less concerned with her past experiences of beauty. Instead, she is more interested in how recent perspectives of beauty affect the fascination of a modern with the desire for it. The society should be against the difference between men and women with the word beauty because a woman’s beauty should not control her being but define a woman’s
"I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect- they are much more interesting" (Marc Jacobs). In the short story, in Susan Sontag’s "A Woman 's Beauty: Put-Down or Power Source?" The word "beauty" is used as the controversial word of sexism. Beauty is more of a "feminine" word while "handsome is the masculine equivalent of - and the refusal of - a compliment". Why is it that with a woman, flaws are much easier to spot and judge but with a man flaws are actually praised? The difference between a woman and a man through looks and almost everything is unbelievable and hard to comprehend. Why can 't things for men and women be on the same level for everything? You can really see the comparison between men and women even with the small things such as titles in the society nowadays and even in the earlier years. …show more content…
She briskly analyzes the Christian and Greek perspectives while implicating both consequences with women’s compulsive and persistent efforts for them to be beautiful. But the author, in this case, explicitly avoids the use of a personal tone. She is less concerned with her past experiences of beauty. Instead, she is more interested in how recent perspectives of beauty affect the fascination of a modern with the desire for it. The society should be against the difference between men and women with the word beauty because a woman’s beauty should not control her being but define a woman’s