“a Woman’s Worth”
Jordyn Steed
337131
English 101
March 17, 2011
“A Woman’s Worth” Perhaps women have no sense of their own worth. Obviously we (me being a woman) reflect too much of self-esteem off of the desires of the average male. Using both passages “Only Two Percent of Women Describe themselves as Beautiful” by Dove, StrategyOne, Nancy Etcoff, and Susie Orbach and “Decoding Victoria’s Secret: The Marketing of Sexual Beauty and Ambivalence” by Marie D. Smith to bring women’s issues with themselves to light allows one to reflect on their own self worth. The titles of these passages speak loud enough to see there are definite problems. Why do men get to decide what the overall standard of beauty is? What will it take for women to love themselves without looking to the media for gratification? Dove and the other contributors present:
…New study today that discusses the implications of a global society that narrowly defines beauty by the images seen in entertainment, advertising and fashion runways and the startling impact this has on women.... Does this mean that we live in a world where woman are not beautiful or does it mean that women around the world are calling for a broader definition of beauty? (Dove, Strategyone, Etcoff, Orbach 49)
I stand to say our world is full of women whom are looking for more variety in the definition of beauty as well as they are very insecure because of the influence of entertainment and men. Men hold a great power over how women perceive themselves. The control they hold is sad and makes me, a secure woman, feel degraded in value because men should not hold any power on how I feel about myself but other women allow this, generation after generation.
What is beauty? Beauty has become what ever a man says it is. Some days people like to say it is on the inside but come on now lets get serious beauty is the physical appearance. The personality is just another quality to add on to the bust line, slim waste, and petite butt. Women
337131
English 101
March 17, 2011
“A Woman’s Worth” Perhaps women have no sense of their own worth. Obviously we (me being a woman) reflect too much of self-esteem off of the desires of the average male. Using both passages “Only Two Percent of Women Describe themselves as Beautiful” by Dove, StrategyOne, Nancy Etcoff, and Susie Orbach and “Decoding Victoria’s Secret: The Marketing of Sexual Beauty and Ambivalence” by Marie D. Smith to bring women’s issues with themselves to light allows one to reflect on their own self worth. The titles of these passages speak loud enough to see there are definite problems. Why do men get to decide what the overall standard of beauty is? What will it take for women to love themselves without looking to the media for gratification? Dove and the other contributors present:
…New study today that discusses the implications of a global society that narrowly defines beauty by the images seen in entertainment, advertising and fashion runways and the startling impact this has on women.... Does this mean that we live in a world where woman are not beautiful or does it mean that women around the world are calling for a broader definition of beauty? (Dove, Strategyone, Etcoff, Orbach 49)
I stand to say our world is full of women whom are looking for more variety in the definition of beauty as well as they are very insecure because of the influence of entertainment and men. Men hold a great power over how women perceive themselves. The control they hold is sad and makes me, a secure woman, feel degraded in value because men should not hold any power on how I feel about myself but other women allow this, generation after generation.
What is beauty? Beauty has become what ever a man says it is. Some days people like to say it is on the inside but come on now lets get serious beauty is the physical appearance. The personality is just another quality to add on to the bust line, slim waste, and petite butt. Women
Cited: Smith, Marie D. “Decoding Victoria’s Secret”. Discovring Popular Culture. Tomasino. New York City: Peasron Education,Inc, 2007. 130-135. Print. Dove. StrategyOne. Etcoff, Nancy. Orbach, Susie. “Only Two Percent of Women Describe Themselves as Beautiful”. Discovering Popular Culture. Tomasino. New York City: Peasron Education,Inc, 2007. 130-135. Print.