In the book on the first line, it says “It’s not exactly news that pop culture is all sex all the time. But it's not just "sex"-it's us girls." When I read these sentences, I thought that what the differences between about sex and girl are. If a woman celebrity tries to look like sexy, this girl's image is connected with sex I think. Why women celebrities are trying to be sexy? Do the media make them to be sexy? Or Women themselves want to be? I think it's both. Audiences are crazy about singers who have sexy images and lots of celebrities seek this image. On their demands, women are getting pursue the image. And, not just celebrities, normal girls are also seeking this image. Pop culture, mass culture, is making women to be like celebrities. Then, who defines hot? If we turn on the TV, we can see some TV programs which talk about women. They defines the meaning ‘hot’ and women are trying to be looked at, Even in magazines, there are bunch of magazines for men and inside of the magazines, lots of women’s clothes are short or none! Is there any magazine for women? I don’t think so. Why women have to be looked at and are trying to be?
There is no reason that women have to be graded by men and we don’t have to pursue these kinds of images. Even if the media says that a woman who has sexy image is beautiful and charming, we have to find our one beauty and characteristic which can appeal to men, not an image that the guys want to.
I completely agree with you, a lot of women and girls these days are trying to be thinner, but is it because of the media or is it because they want to be healthier? I think when it comes to girls, yes it is the media, but for women i think they want to be healthier than they are... some take it too far but others are just trying to keep their image up. A lot of my guy friends don't like real skinny girls, they would rather have a girlfriend with a little meat on her bones.
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