Golda Poretsky, is a certified holistic health counselor and founder of Body Love Wellness: “Don’t change your body to get respect from society. Instead let’s change society to respect our bodies”. No women should need the validation of society to feel beautiful. These “beauty” standards society has made up for women have become unrealistic. The fact is it’s impossible for all women to be a size zero. There’s nothing wrong with you for being different its society who’s wrong. There shouldn’t be a set standard as to what is beautiful or not because all women come in different shapes and sizes. Women shouldn’t have to feel the need to conform to one standard, not everyone is meant to look the same. It’s time for women to realize the truth and
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It is sad to see women or even young girls put their lives at risk to meet these beauty standards. More and more girls are suffering from eating disorders, and younger girls are getting plastic surgery. If we go back in time you can see how beauty standards have changed over time. As time progresses the less realistic beauty standards become. We have reached the point as to where fake is what’s the norm and natural is seen as unacceptable and ugly. Back in the 50’s unlike today thin was unflattering and the fuller the better you looked. Instead of weight loss products they had weight gaining products. It’s unfortunate that these standards have changed for the worse. It’s important for women to realize that they are being affected by these standards daily whether they see it or not. They need to realize the importance of the issue in order to make a change. Society has to stop pressuring and glamorizing this unreal perception of what women should have to look …show more content…
Models like twiggy are the new representation of the ideal figure. Clothing seemed to be getting smaller. Demanding women to attain a slim figure, smaller hips, and breast. Women are now being forced to diet in order to achieve the new ideal body of the 60’s. Coincidently weight watchers is founded during the time. A company for weight loss that provides a diet plan to lose weight along with exercising. The 70’s are just around the corner, and women are still being pressured to have smaller hips. Clothing has now become more revealing and less forgiving. The overall body figure is still pretty slim but curves are making a slight comeback compared to the 60’s. The 70’s was an era where clothing became an important role for equality and women empowerment. Reinforcing what the 70’s started, the 80’s are now here, and the ideal women is now stronger than ever. Becoming the first era in which women can have muscles. They are accepted by society as well as being viewed as attractive. Making women feel empowered and strong. However this is just one more thing women have to worry about to get the perfect body. The 90’s show up with models such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. Moss represented the thin and straight figure. On the other hand Campbell was the representation of the athletic and curvy figure. Overall the 90’s was big on skinny. Where thick thighs and a fuller behind were
It is sad to see women or even young girls put their lives at risk to meet these beauty standards. More and more girls are suffering from eating disorders, and younger girls are getting plastic surgery. If we go back in time you can see how beauty standards have changed over time. As time progresses the less realistic beauty standards become. We have reached the point as to where fake is what’s the norm and natural is seen as unacceptable and ugly. Back in the 50’s unlike today thin was unflattering and the fuller the better you looked. Instead of weight loss products they had weight gaining products. It’s unfortunate that these standards have changed for the worse. It’s important for women to realize that they are being affected by these standards daily whether they see it or not. They need to realize the importance of the issue in order to make a change. Society has to stop pressuring and glamorizing this unreal perception of what women should have to look …show more content…
Models like twiggy are the new representation of the ideal figure. Clothing seemed to be getting smaller. Demanding women to attain a slim figure, smaller hips, and breast. Women are now being forced to diet in order to achieve the new ideal body of the 60’s. Coincidently weight watchers is founded during the time. A company for weight loss that provides a diet plan to lose weight along with exercising. The 70’s are just around the corner, and women are still being pressured to have smaller hips. Clothing has now become more revealing and less forgiving. The overall body figure is still pretty slim but curves are making a slight comeback compared to the 60’s. The 70’s was an era where clothing became an important role for equality and women empowerment. Reinforcing what the 70’s started, the 80’s are now here, and the ideal women is now stronger than ever. Becoming the first era in which women can have muscles. They are accepted by society as well as being viewed as attractive. Making women feel empowered and strong. However this is just one more thing women have to worry about to get the perfect body. The 90’s show up with models such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. Moss represented the thin and straight figure. On the other hand Campbell was the representation of the athletic and curvy figure. Overall the 90’s was big on skinny. Where thick thighs and a fuller behind were