Why Is Raunch Culture Necessary
In our society many things are considered a necessity a standing leader, currency, entertainment, even competition. These are only a few of the things we see necessary in our society. Our culture has shifted from admiring hard work and dedication to glorifying entertainment and our celebrities. This new culture has been defined as raunch culture as we have adapted to and have started to emulate celebrities we deem worthy. The reasons for the emulation are the success and of these celebrities as many wish to be just as successful and/or powerful. This has been seen as the norm and many don’t see anything wrong with it. So the question to answer would is raunch culture necessary? My answer would be yes and no.
My answer is a mixed one as there are many reasons why raunch culture is necessary and many reasons why it isn’t necessary. An important reason to why it is necessary is that many see raunch culture as a way of empowerment. As Levy stated “I heard similar things about empowering miniskirts...” (Levy 691) It seems people, through the use of raunchy clothing, have used this type of empowerment as a foundation for their own success. So taking into account the many who have found inspiration and determination though the use of “miniskirts how can one say raunch culture is bad or unnecessary? …show more content…
Well one could say that even though one has gained success from the empowerment of raunch culture the cost of it out weights gain.
By using raunch culture or its influences it can be said that many of us have lost our dignity. Instead of using their own ability and internal motivation, many decide to use their bodies or others bodies as a way to succeed. As stated sarcastically By Levy “…, we no longer have to worry about objectification or misogyny.” (Levy 691) It seems as though the masses have forgotten their own self-worth and decided others should too. With so much objectification how can a person achieve personal success if they no longer see themselves as a
person?
In my own opinion I say to each his or her own. You cannot criticize anothers success because you find it to be unfair or wrong. As stated by Arora “Don’t we deserve the rewards that come from our striving?” (Arora 23) Even if others deem an individual’s success as bad at the end of the day that person still became successful. Whether it be through objectification or anything else that person still made their own success and that cannot be looked over. Ariel Levy commenting about Pamela Anderson’s success does not deter the fact that Pamela is still successful. As she played the hand she was dealt and won. To Namit Arora that isn’t fair because Pamela used her own natural talents to become successful. To that I say you cannot fix natural lottery because natural talent cannot be picked at one’s leisure. So if ones talent is to use their body or other’s bodies. How can you take away that persons hard-work because you deem it unfair.
It would seem that in my personal opinion this argument would bare to fruit because of the simple fact that life isn’t fair. Still arguments can be given as to whether not the success can be monitored or leveled through different models to which even out the playing field so everyone can bat equally but Arora states painfully “Even if we somehow leveled socioeconomic disparities, the winners of the race would still be the fastest runners, due in part to a natural lottery.” (Arora 23) So even if you equalized the chances of success, natural lottery still ends up on top.
So in conclusion, my argument stand point on the need for a raunch culture is mixed. Knowing people use the raunchy lifestyle as a way of empowerment and motivation to succeed helps persuade me to seeing it as necessary, but also noticing that it comes at the cost of one’s own dignity also deters me from its necessity in our culture. It also has caused me to think and elaborate on whether or not it matters if it is fair or not and whether someone’s success should be taken away because of the way they went about acquiring it. Furthermore, natural lottery cannot be controlled as it will dictate success no matter what because natural talents cannot be picked. So given these point, how would you observe your own success?
My answer is a mixed one as there are many reasons why raunch culture is necessary and many reasons why it isn’t necessary. An important reason to why it is necessary is that many see raunch culture as a way of empowerment. As Levy stated “I heard similar things about empowering miniskirts...” (Levy 691) It seems people, through the use of raunchy clothing, have used this type of empowerment as a foundation for their own success. So taking into account the many who have found inspiration and determination though the use of “miniskirts how can one say raunch culture is bad or unnecessary? …show more content…
Well one could say that even though one has gained success from the empowerment of raunch culture the cost of it out weights gain.
By using raunch culture or its influences it can be said that many of us have lost our dignity. Instead of using their own ability and internal motivation, many decide to use their bodies or others bodies as a way to succeed. As stated sarcastically By Levy “…, we no longer have to worry about objectification or misogyny.” (Levy 691) It seems as though the masses have forgotten their own self-worth and decided others should too. With so much objectification how can a person achieve personal success if they no longer see themselves as a
person?
In my own opinion I say to each his or her own. You cannot criticize anothers success because you find it to be unfair or wrong. As stated by Arora “Don’t we deserve the rewards that come from our striving?” (Arora 23) Even if others deem an individual’s success as bad at the end of the day that person still became successful. Whether it be through objectification or anything else that person still made their own success and that cannot be looked over. Ariel Levy commenting about Pamela Anderson’s success does not deter the fact that Pamela is still successful. As she played the hand she was dealt and won. To Namit Arora that isn’t fair because Pamela used her own natural talents to become successful. To that I say you cannot fix natural lottery because natural talent cannot be picked at one’s leisure. So if ones talent is to use their body or other’s bodies. How can you take away that persons hard-work because you deem it unfair.
It would seem that in my personal opinion this argument would bare to fruit because of the simple fact that life isn’t fair. Still arguments can be given as to whether not the success can be monitored or leveled through different models to which even out the playing field so everyone can bat equally but Arora states painfully “Even if we somehow leveled socioeconomic disparities, the winners of the race would still be the fastest runners, due in part to a natural lottery.” (Arora 23) So even if you equalized the chances of success, natural lottery still ends up on top.
So in conclusion, my argument stand point on the need for a raunch culture is mixed. Knowing people use the raunchy lifestyle as a way of empowerment and motivation to succeed helps persuade me to seeing it as necessary, but also noticing that it comes at the cost of one’s own dignity also deters me from its necessity in our culture. It also has caused me to think and elaborate on whether or not it matters if it is fair or not and whether someone’s success should be taken away because of the way they went about acquiring it. Furthermore, natural lottery cannot be controlled as it will dictate success no matter what because natural talents cannot be picked. So given these point, how would you observe your own success?