Women Exploitation

Women have always been seen but nothing more than objects since way back when. Especially with today’s media, women and their bodies are used and exposed to sell and promote products. Corporations today encourage women to exploit their bodies and sexuality because they know sex sells not only to males but it also does end up catching the attention of women. Women are grabbed by these images because of the women that are chosen for the ads. Everywhere you look whether on television, in magazines or on billboards all you will is very sexual and very thin models. Majority of corporations today only use models with these “perfect” unrealistic thin bodies, bodies that are considerably unattainable for the average woman because that’s what catches attention. Looking at the advertisement for breast cancer awareness you will see that the woman’s head is cut off objectifying her to just her body. These images are affecting women by making them think they aren’t pretty enough, or they are too fat. The images contribute to a physiological issue and are helping the numbers in bulimia, anorexia and other eating disorders rise. Many models that are chosen for these advertisements are not considerably healthy, but they are considered to have what is the “perfect” thin body in that industry and that everyone should want. So many girls crash diet to become like what is to be considered perfect, not only do they inhabit these unhealthy habits but they are also risking their lives with serious health injuries or maybe even lead to death. When in reality it is the other way around, the models that are been chosen for these advertisement are usually unhealthy and corporations are practically promoting there unhealthy habits. An the article Eating Disorders in the “Women’s Voices, Feminist Views” book says “General eating-disordered behaviors include occasional binge eating and fasting, overly compulsive food habits such as eating only certain foods, not being able to eat in public,