Susan Bordo's Argument Analysis
In recent discussions of Susan Bordos reading about women’s pressures in society, one controversial issue discusses how women have expectations in society that they think they have to follow. These expectations consist of being able to cook and work in the kitchen, look beautiful, and dress certain ways to gain attention. In contrast, other arguments are; men do not have to worry about their weight, they should be strong and maintain a fit body, and not needed to cook or help out in the kitchen. Proponents of this position, emphasize that women in this world have to follow what society portrays of them, otherwise by not doing it, they will not receive the same attention as they would if they listened to society. Overall, the issue presented
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Yogurt is a good food to explain to women how their figure would look if they were to eat healthy foods like yogurt. As shown in the ad, they are advertising a Diet Nestle Yogurt. This ad shows that the woman, on the ad, can be a white woman’s idol. Women may want to get into a dress, like the one the woman is showing off, or even show off their bellies again because before they could not. Women want to look like these people because they are pretty, and skinny. As said before, based on what Bordo explains, the girl has a good attitude toward the food which gains people’s attention toward the specific yogurt. This can result in women beginning a diet or going out and starting something different, such as working out. Bordo also says, “You never see ads about not focusing on our size or shape because of your natural beauty. But you see more is the ideal image of beauty and slenderness (page 139).” This is an example of one of those ads that get people’s attention to start something new. Plato makes a good point about how woman stay in their shackles just to be skinny and be what society wants them to look like. When one leaves the shackles he or she goes out, like a person is giving them self up to the world and showing the world who they really are. Being skinny and slender is what many women want to look like. Some women start to think that they want to have an ideal weight or become slim which will result in others noticing that they can be a accepted as a part of
Yogurt is a good food to explain to women how their figure would look if they were to eat healthy foods like yogurt. As shown in the ad, they are advertising a Diet Nestle Yogurt. This ad shows that the woman, on the ad, can be a white woman’s idol. Women may want to get into a dress, like the one the woman is showing off, or even show off their bellies again because before they could not. Women want to look like these people because they are pretty, and skinny. As said before, based on what Bordo explains, the girl has a good attitude toward the food which gains people’s attention toward the specific yogurt. This can result in women beginning a diet or going out and starting something different, such as working out. Bordo also says, “You never see ads about not focusing on our size or shape because of your natural beauty. But you see more is the ideal image of beauty and slenderness (page 139).” This is an example of one of those ads that get people’s attention to start something new. Plato makes a good point about how woman stay in their shackles just to be skinny and be what society wants them to look like. When one leaves the shackles he or she goes out, like a person is giving them self up to the world and showing the world who they really are. Being skinny and slender is what many women want to look like. Some women start to think that they want to have an ideal weight or become slim which will result in others noticing that they can be a accepted as a part of