Our Barbies Ourselves Analysis

In the good life theme of body versus image, Zoe Whittall’s My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto, and Emily Prager’s Our Barbies Ourselves distinguish the idea of body acceptance, and self-image. In My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto Whittall talks about her experiences and how she came to terms with who she was. In Prager’s Our Barbies Ourselves she discusses the impossible beauty standard women try to conform to. In professor Maze’s embodying the good life lecture the class realizes the standard of beauty that both dolls, and technology have set for them. In order to achieve, and maintain the good life one has to accept their own body, and not force another’s image onto themselves. To begin with, the standard of beauty seems to be impeding people’s ability to attain and maintain a good life. In embodying the good life lecture by
These altered images create a beauty that can’t be attained naturally, and thus ends up impeding the ability of someone to accept their body, and the image they portray. Whittall herself realizes that she didn’t consider fat people for dates, or relationships, they just fell under the friend category automatically for her. In My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto Whittall says “it’s not fat that kills, but fear of fat” ("My Hot Fat Girl Manifesto | The Tyee.") in other words people’s inability to accept people that are fat as beautiful, sexual entities. Even the industry tries to impede people’s perception of beauty, and thus their ability to achieve and maintain a good life through managing the perception of others. It has also becomes clear that fat shaming is a money making industry that can be seen through the research funds given to doctors by industries that make money from people being ashamed of their bodies, and the image they give off. Industries like Weight Watchers