This next article, “The Death of Pretty” by Pat Archbold, I have just a few questions. Why is it so bad that women in this generation are comfortable with their bodies? Why is it so bad that celebrities let their female listeners know that it’s okay to embrace the skin you’re in? Why is it okay for guys to walk around shirtless in shorts so short they’re practically revealing themselves, but it’s not “pretty and innocent” if girls/women wear a leather jacket, red lipstick, heels, high waisted black jeans and a crop top with her stomach not even showing? Yes Mr. Archibald, I understand Sandy was an innocent, sweater and long skirt wearing Aussie who never had her ears pierced at the beginning of the movie, however, you failed to mention that Danny changed his bad boy ways to please Sandy. They were sacrificing who they were to get the other’s attention to win them back. And that, sir, is why Sandy changed the way she dressed. Not to prance around sexualizing herself. Is it so bad that I, and many other girls including celebrities, love our bodies? Because I wear a crop top, or a bodycon dress or skirt it does not mean I’m “throwing away all that is valuable in myself in the vain hopes of getting the attention of a boy.” To be completely honest, I don’t care about getting the attention of a boy. The main reason I put on makeup and get all dolled up to go out is because I am confident in my appearance. Pretty is very much alive, sir, so wake up and smell the roses.
Monday, January 25, 2016
BODY APPRECIATION IS THE MOVE
When I read "DadBod: A New Word for a Timeless Physique" by Spencer Kornhaber, I was confused honestly. I don't know what my opinion is over the article. I don't know whether I agree or disagree with the ending statement, "A catchy name for your physique doesn't mean you're special; it means that finally, you’re just like everyone else." Doesn't singling out a certain type of physique make you not different? Or to use Spencer's words, not "like everyone else'? Also, I feel like this DadBod phenomenon is a positive thing for guys. Think about it, girls for all our lives have openly discussed how insecure we are and how we body shame ourselves in the mirror. However, most guys don't openly discuss their insecurities like us girls do. Why? Because it makes them feel like less of a man. The reason this DadBod thing is so positive is because it makes those guys out there who aren't built like a GQ model feel good about the way they look. It makes them feel like they don’t have to look like Channing Tatum to be wanted by a girl, and that they are great looking just the way they are. For women, the DadBod impacts us positively because we don’t feel like we need to look like a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model to keep our man happy. This phenomenon makes both genders, especially men, feel comfortable in the skin they’re in.
This next article, “The Death of Pretty” by Pat Archbold, I have just a few questions. Why is it so bad that women in this generation are comfortable with their bodies? Why is it so bad that celebrities let their female listeners know that it’s okay to embrace the skin you’re in? Why is it okay for guys to walk around shirtless in shorts so short they’re practically revealing themselves, but it’s not “pretty and innocent” if girls/women wear a leather jacket, red lipstick, heels, high waisted black jeans and a crop top with her stomach not even showing? Yes Mr. Archibald, I understand Sandy was an innocent, sweater and long skirt wearing Aussie who never had her ears pierced at the beginning of the movie, however, you failed to mention that Danny changed his bad boy ways to please Sandy. They were sacrificing who they were to get the other’s attention to win them back. And that, sir, is why Sandy changed the way she dressed. Not to prance around sexualizing herself. Is it so bad that I, and many other girls including celebrities, love our bodies? Because I wear a crop top, or a bodycon dress or skirt it does not mean I’m “throwing away all that is valuable in myself in the vain hopes of getting the attention of a boy.” To be completely honest, I don’t care about getting the attention of a boy. The main reason I put on makeup and get all dolled up to go out is because I am confident in my appearance. Pretty is very much alive, sir, so wake up and smell the roses.
This next article, “The Death of Pretty” by Pat Archbold, I have just a few questions. Why is it so bad that women in this generation are comfortable with their bodies? Why is it so bad that celebrities let their female listeners know that it’s okay to embrace the skin you’re in? Why is it okay for guys to walk around shirtless in shorts so short they’re practically revealing themselves, but it’s not “pretty and innocent” if girls/women wear a leather jacket, red lipstick, heels, high waisted black jeans and a crop top with her stomach not even showing? Yes Mr. Archibald, I understand Sandy was an innocent, sweater and long skirt wearing Aussie who never had her ears pierced at the beginning of the movie, however, you failed to mention that Danny changed his bad boy ways to please Sandy. They were sacrificing who they were to get the other’s attention to win them back. And that, sir, is why Sandy changed the way she dressed. Not to prance around sexualizing herself. Is it so bad that I, and many other girls including celebrities, love our bodies? Because I wear a crop top, or a bodycon dress or skirt it does not mean I’m “throwing away all that is valuable in myself in the vain hopes of getting the attention of a boy.” To be completely honest, I don’t care about getting the attention of a boy. The main reason I put on makeup and get all dolled up to go out is because I am confident in my appearance. Pretty is very much alive, sir, so wake up and smell the roses.
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Hey Marisa!
ReplyDeleteI also noted that Danny, from Grease, traded in his leather jacket for a letterman to win Sandy back. Though I find it a little sad that they were both willing to completely change the way they dress to gain the other's attention.
I think it is extremely annoying that the author expects women to be "pretty" for the sake of attracting a man. I am out here to get a college education, not to find my husband.
As for the dadbod phenomenon, I don't really have an opinion about it. I don't think it empowers men and I don't it doesn't either. It's just another name.
I totally agree with your post, "dadbods" can be a positive thing, I think it depends on how the person feels about the situation. I really like your example about men not looking like Channing Tatum to be wanted by a girl because I think it is completely true.
ReplyDeleteI also absolutely agree with your post about "The Death of Pretty" because it is true, Danny from Grease changed his style at the end too, not just Sandy. I think women should be called whatever they want, it being pretty or hot, it doesn't really matter.