WOMENST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Betty White, The Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf
25 Jul 2016
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Looking forward, straight, wealthy, showing off his treasure. Human skull that looks like it"s a smudge on the painting. These men have power, money, authority, and dominance over death. Men= action and women= object: are usually portrayed in media/ art. Our bodies can be read to the outside world. Thinness as the feminine ideal= powerlessness as sexually desirable. An immature body has no story to tell or authority; can be moulded into the form the culture of desires (blank slate) Thinness to the point of vanishing vs. the sexually mature woman of. Ex) betty white= aged, a story to tell. * the expectation is that women should change themselves to keep their aging body aesthetically appealing to the public* Reduced head space for other (more important) pursuits: dieting, watching what you eat, feeling guilty about food, and exercising affect most women to a greater or lesser degree . Body atomized (fragmented) and inventoried as potential problem areas :
