Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all! When we think about standards of beauty we think about celebrities and beauty queens. But what does it take to be beautiful like them? In the article U.S. Trends in Feminine Beauty and Overadaptation author Allan Mazur states that “Men place more importance on the physical attractiveness of women.” Because of this the average women today is affected by media to conform their physical beauty to portray the standards of beauty in today’s society.
There are many definitions to what beauty is. Many women have their own definition of what beauty should be but are stopped by what the cultural standard of beauty is. The myth that lies behind beauty is what men desire from women. Beauty …show more content…
In magazines we see women and want to be thin like them. What many young teens and girls do not see is that most of those women don’t even truly look like that. With today’s technology photo shop has been seen in more magazines then real women. When men see these women they start to fantasies and want what they see in the magazines. However when girls see these women they know that men want that look so they change themselves to be like them. This should be called the Barbie doll effect. More and more women are changing their self to look like Barbie. For some women it will take hours to get ready for the day. The amount of time most women invest in there looks can depend on their self-esteem. When it comes to television we see commercials portraying women as sexual. Currently Victoria Secret models are the envy of every women. As for music there are songs by men objectifying women and then there are songs by women celebrating the beauty with in. Every women should listen to these songs. What people don’t do is listen to the lyrics behind the music. Songs like Beautiful by Christina Aguilera, Try by Coldie Caillet, Perfect by Pink, and even All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor these are just a few songs that tell women not to change themselves just so they can portray the ideal beauty. Its lyrics like “Put your make up on/Get your nails done/Curl your hair/Run the extra mile/Keep it slim/So they like you. Do they like you? (Caillet)” telling what women do so guys will be interested, the song then goes on to says “Wait a second,/Why should you care, what they think of you/When you 're all alone, by yourself/Do you like you? Do you like you? (Caillet)”. These songs and many other are challenging the standards of
There are many definitions to what beauty is. Many women have their own definition of what beauty should be but are stopped by what the cultural standard of beauty is. The myth that lies behind beauty is what men desire from women. Beauty …show more content…
In magazines we see women and want to be thin like them. What many young teens and girls do not see is that most of those women don’t even truly look like that. With today’s technology photo shop has been seen in more magazines then real women. When men see these women they start to fantasies and want what they see in the magazines. However when girls see these women they know that men want that look so they change themselves to be like them. This should be called the Barbie doll effect. More and more women are changing their self to look like Barbie. For some women it will take hours to get ready for the day. The amount of time most women invest in there looks can depend on their self-esteem. When it comes to television we see commercials portraying women as sexual. Currently Victoria Secret models are the envy of every women. As for music there are songs by men objectifying women and then there are songs by women celebrating the beauty with in. Every women should listen to these songs. What people don’t do is listen to the lyrics behind the music. Songs like Beautiful by Christina Aguilera, Try by Coldie Caillet, Perfect by Pink, and even All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor these are just a few songs that tell women not to change themselves just so they can portray the ideal beauty. Its lyrics like “Put your make up on/Get your nails done/Curl your hair/Run the extra mile/Keep it slim/So they like you. Do they like you? (Caillet)” telling what women do so guys will be interested, the song then goes on to says “Wait a second,/Why should you care, what they think of you/When you 're all alone, by yourself/Do you like you? Do you like you? (Caillet)”. These songs and many other are challenging the standards of