Sunday, March 7, 2010

Beauty Myth - Reading Blog

In thr 1970s, women gained legal and reproductive rights after years of being silent. They are no longer restricted but newer generations of women are uninterested in carrying the torch. They're more interested in trivial things such as eating disorders and cosmetic surgery. Consumer spending has rose as well as pornography has started to become mainstream. Most women are more concerned with losing 10 or 15 pounds than anything else. The Beauty Myth is a violent backlash against feminism that is being used as a weapon. Feminism game women laws that prevent discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Betty Friedman liberated popular avenues of advertisements towards women. Each generation since 1830 has their own rendition of how they view beauty. Women were not allowed to vote or own property in 1855. Women were afraid of looking like their mother. Beauty is seen as a currency system to be used up as they age. Beauty is essentially in the eye of the beholder

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