Abdul Samad Abdul Latif
American University of Sharjah To look decent is everyone dream. And so was mine. Looking like my favorite celebrates was my dream and to pursue it I started following their lifestyle and also their diet. In order to achieve that kind of life style I was caught unaware when my obsession turned into an eating disorder. It is an enormous issue that is being faced by the society which is very well explained by the author of the article Susan Bordo. Susan Bordo is a well-known scholar in Humanities and is also a professor of English and woman studies at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of the book “Unbearable Weight: Feminism Western Culture and the body” which offer and outline western …show more content…
In the article Susan Bordo uses detailed example and her research to prove how the a human figure or the media or even …show more content…
The young lady is attempting to contrast the picture seen with that depicted in the media. Famous people depicted in the media are introduced as having flawless bodies that every single young lady wishes. The young lady assumes that she can never accomplish a body like the dreamlike self-perceptions depicted in the media. Also Susan pointed out that eating and body issues have turned into a worldwide marvel. Particularly, the western world had considered being fat dreadful. Susan then explain the power media has giving an impact on us by giving example of Fiji where no cases of eating disorder were reveled in the absence of media. Media has also led to loss of traditional culture. As Susan mentions in the case of Africa where voluptuous woman was a tradition and as Darego won miss world Pageant people from Africa started exercising in order to become slim and beautiful. At the same time the author also highlights how media has positive impacts on people as it teach and lets them know what the body language is present in the world. Susan’s book had also attracted Asians- she gave an example of “little fatty”. In china if you were fat it represents that you are from a wealth family but now a days it looks unpleasant. Susan also highlights that the articles is also for men- indeed some of the men got inspiration by the article. The authors concludes by giving