"The Beauty Myth"
After reading the lecture The Beauty Myth there are some points that i agree and some points i do not. In this lecture it is said that " The qualities that a given period calls beautiful in women are merely symbols of the female behavior that period considers desirable : The beauty myth is always actually prescribing behavior and not appearance". I personally agree with this statement mainly because beauty does not make or form someone as a human being, which means that the appearance is not always connected with the behaviour. More specifically, I believe this because what matters is the inner part of our souls.
On the othet hand, there is a statement that i do not agree. "During a century and a half of unprecedented feminist agitation, they effectively counteracted middle-class women's dangerous new leisure, literacy, and relative freedom from material constrants". I disagree with this, because I am against this attitude towards the female gender during those times. The women were not given their freedom to enjoy their free time and do things for their satisfaction.
In the second lecture, as regards Sexual Objectification it is said that " That is, women come to view and treat themselves as objects to be evaluated on the basis of their appearance- or to self-objectify. In particular, it is the subtle practice of sexualized gazing that women encounter as they move in and out of a variety of social contexts that coaxes girls and women into adopting this evaluative gaze as their own self-perspective". I disagree with the feminist theories that women view and treat themselves as objects to be evaluated on the basis of their appearance or to self-objectify, because women are unique human beings and they should be treated with respect and understanding. Appearance does not play the major role for the evaluation of the female gender, but they should be treated with respect for their inner world and well-behaviour.
Moreover, as regards Objectification Theory and Sexual Dysfunctions it is said that "As with eating disorders and depression, women experience more sexual dissatisfaction and sexual dysfunction than do men. The subjective experiences associated with sexual and self-objectification, such as body shame, appearance anxiety, and inattention to internal body states, arguably interfere with achieving orgasm". I agree with this statement, because all these factors affect the internal body states of a woman. All these disorders do lead to sexual dysfunctions as a result, women feel lower sex-esteem and satisfaction.
No comments:
Post a Comment