The author who is called Fatema Mernissi, as a feminist as well as Muslim, insists her personal opinions and emotions based on what she has experienced at the store. The problem began from the moment when she went to the store to buy a skirt that she needed. The saleslady who works at the store, humiliated her, because the skirts that they had in the store, did not fit her body. What they had in the store was clothes that were size 6 which was called norm by general concept. The lady implies her forthright thoughts and views by saying “The norm is everywhere, my dear. It’s all over, in the magazines, on television, in the ads. You can’t escape it.” The saleslady strongly defines the meaning of norm of woman’s body size. However, the author
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From this situation, the question is, why did she have to leave, even though she was the one that needed the skirt? If she was fully confident about her body, she would rather go to other stores and ask others for bigger size of clothes, than just complaining about what saleslady said or how people in this society think. Everything including women’s beauty is competitive in this generation. Nothing is going to change, if you just make comments about things that are different with your opinions. An ideal standard is presented in aesthetic, academic, economic, social and medical fields. According to the research from Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, the women's body mass index, or BMI, a ratio of height to weight, was calculated. “A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal weight, a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or above is considered obese.”
Society exists for people to belong to and adjust. The saleslady made exactly right statements for her. There is always something you need to accept, although you do not want to. The author needs to realize how and why the general concept of woman’s beauty set up. This does not mean people who are overweight need to feel shame at themselves. This means they need to realize and change for
From this situation, the question is, why did she have to leave, even though she was the one that needed the skirt? If she was fully confident about her body, she would rather go to other stores and ask others for bigger size of clothes, than just complaining about what saleslady said or how people in this society think. Everything including women’s beauty is competitive in this generation. Nothing is going to change, if you just make comments about things that are different with your opinions. An ideal standard is presented in aesthetic, academic, economic, social and medical fields. According to the research from Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, the women's body mass index, or BMI, a ratio of height to weight, was calculated. “A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal weight, a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or above is considered obese.”
Society exists for people to belong to and adjust. The saleslady made exactly right statements for her. There is always something you need to accept, although you do not want to. The author needs to realize how and why the general concept of woman’s beauty set up. This does not mean people who are overweight need to feel shame at themselves. This means they need to realize and change for