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    Susan Bordo an author who writes about how the American culture has always shown and used women’s bodies throughout our history and to most is considered completely normal. In the print “Beauty Rediscovers the Male BodyBordo states “naked female body became an object of mainstream consumption”(Bordo 168). She explains that the female body was completely normal for people to look at while on the other hand showing a naked male body was considered a taboo that most people were afraid to break. Over

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    This is a chapter from her book The Male Body.  This chapter explains her thoughts on the use of the male body in advertising.  Bordo explains how and why she first got interested in looking for new advertisements of males in magazines.  Bordo explicitly depicts her thoughts on how people look at the male body‚ how it was used in advertising‚ movies‚ and our culture overall.  She also goes into how over time the use of male bodies has changed in our culture.  Bordo uses a lot of pictures and actual

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    Jarrett October 1‚ 2012 Mrs. Barrett Journal #3 Susan Bordo’s passage‚ “Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body‚” she really focuses on the male modeling and the views of males in advertisements. She truly portrays the changes from traditional to modern views of male modeling by society. The Abercrombie and Fitch advertisement is the more traditional of the two. I believe that it conveys all of the types of examples and traits that a traditional male model demonstrates. On the other hand‚ the second

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    they have changed also. In "Hunger as Ideology"‚ Susan Bordo talks about her view on commercials and gives us the gender-dualities‚ which she thinks are traditional for ads. In her essay Bordo examined the historical stereotype of women; the portrayals that have arrested them‚ turning their psychological makeup into something destructive to their health‚ and yet‚ supported by society. It seems that to be thin is a goal for most women and as Bordo points

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    Issues of dieting‚ fat‚ and slenderness are hot topics in our culture. Bordo addresses them from a postmodern‚ but historical‚ feminist perspective. In this essay‚ she attempts to explain the appeal of slenderness in our society; and also‚ how the ideology of normal our society holds can be mentally and physically damaging for many people. So‚ what does it mean to be slender? The ideas behind slenderness have changed considerably throughout human existence. The Greeks believed that the regulation

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    Susan Bordo examines Western culture as it relates to the body‚ specifically the slender body in this chapter of her book‚ Unbearable Weight. Diets have been important since the Ancient Greek and Middle Ages‚ where the Greeks mastered their “public” selves by regulating “food intake… as a road to self-mastery” and the Christians fasted for their “inner” selves to achieve “spiritual purification and domination of the flesh” (page 185). By the nineteenth century‚ diet became associated with the aesthetics

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    "Never Just Pictures" by Susan Bordo‚ is about how today’s society looks at different types of media to get an idea of what they should look like. In this essay‚ the author tries to get the readers to take a closer look at today’s obsession with the physique of the human body. Bordo talks about how things that were once considered normal‚ no longer are. Literally people are purging and starving their bodies to become nothing more than silhouettes of themselves. Instead of being alive and healthy

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    consumers. Despite the different perspectives‚ Susan Bordo and John Berger have focused on the concept of how beauty is displayed‚ how we view it‚ and how it is utilized to attract us as consumers‚ and affect our lives. In his book “Ways of Seeing‚” John Berger talks about viewing images‚ viewing the world around us‚ especially the world of classic art. Susan Bordo’s essay “Beauty (Re) discovers the male body” argues about the “powerful taboos” of male nudity in advertisement‚ and the way we view it

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    Disorders” Susan Bordo argues that the introduction of western media in foreign countries causes reported cases of eating disorders to skyrocket. According to Bordo: In 1998‚ just three years after the [western television] station began broadcasting‚ 11 percent of girls [in Fiji] reported vomiting to control weight‚ and 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting during the previous months. (19) I agree with Bordo’s argument. Western media that glorifies hyper-masculinity and skinny body types puts

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    Dear Student of 2011‚ One essay you will read this year is Susan Bordo’s piece “Beauty (Re) discovers the Male Body”. At first glance‚ this essay seemed to contain many images and text that some students found offensive. Do not let this put you off from this essay‚ as it is well constructed. This essay by Bordo is indeed a long essay. It consists of forty five pages of detailed analysis of men in advertising. However‚ Bordo’s writing style is unique and fun making it an enjoyable read. I feel that

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