#1: The Worlds' Words

 

 

Weight Stereotyping: The Secret Way People Are Judging You Based on Your Body

Glamour Magazine

 

This picture was in an article  in Glamour Magazine about how women judge one another based on looks. It's obvioulsy very eye catching because there's two naked women standing there. But not only is the nakedness very prominent, but when we take a second to look at the words written across their bodies, we are able to see what the article is truly about.

 

It's not about being naked, it's about how those words are thrown on us everyday because of how we look. Everyday people are judging us on our appearance and judging us thinking they know us when they really have no idea what we do or go through on a daily basis.

 

The article deffinitely caught my attention at first becuause I was surprised to see two naked women in a magazine! But then once I read the article, it made much more sense why they would make the picture that way. The use of this media deffinitely affected me emotionally because as a teenage girl in public highschool, I have also experienced some of those harsh words directed at me.

 

This picture represents a very big cultural issue of judgement in our society. The picture makes a bold statement of such a touchy topic. No one wants to talk about the fact that we somewhat find it acceptable to pass judgement on others based on their looks in our culture. We put this ideal image of beauty in magazines like the 5' 10" size 0 models, which makes young girls, even myself, feel as if their not good enough if they don't look like that. In reality, the only size 0 people I know are elementary school girls. Correct me if I am wrong, but I though men appreciate a true woman with curves and some meat rather than a woman that looks like she hasn't gone through puberty yet. Call me crazy.

 

This topic really frustrates me because it's all over our society. We all have judged someone else based on their appearance, yet still say we don't want to be judged by ours. I guess it's human nature, but it doesn't excuse the behavior.

 

Though magazines produce articles like these, they still plaster the fake beauty across every bilboard, commercial, and cover. So really their being hypocritical, saying we are all beautiful no matter what we look like, yet I have not seen a plus size model on the cover of Glamour yet.