the globalization of eating disorders
English 111
In the essay, “The Globalization of Eating Disorders,” Susan Bordo says images in magazines and other media influence young men and women. In order to be admired by their peers they would have to look like the fashion models in magazines and other media sources. I agree in today’s society these images do influence men and women because men and women are always in competition with one another to be respected, accepted, and admired by their peers. I know this from experience. For example, I spent my teenage years in a boys’ and girls’ foster home in Alcalde. During these years I really started forming my own culture of competition, respect, acceptance, and noticed I was actually becoming admired by my peers. I was among many young people who were in competition for the title “popularity.” I searched for respect, acceptance, and longed to be admired because I was tired of being rejected all my life by society. Now I am thirty-seven years old, and I still find myself following the same culture. The image of a tall, blonde haired, blued eyed, slender model stands in front of a BMW in a tiny two piece bikini and four inch Stilettos. This commercial definitely speaks to men. In order to have beautiful women they should buy a BMW. BMW’s competition Audi also came out with a commercial with a young Spanish woman, slender, and dressed in black leather that was racing around the Nascar race track. Both BMW’s and Audi’s images are speaking to men. If men like fast cars and sexy fearless women they should buy an Audi. Men and women are always in competition among one another whether they acknowledge it or not. If men want to be respected by their women peers they need to buy one of these two cars. How does our self image earn us respect? I asked this question to a man who was influenced by body building magazines. I noticed he was well fit, healthy, and every muscle in his
In the essay, “The Globalization of Eating Disorders,” Susan Bordo says images in magazines and other media influence young men and women. In order to be admired by their peers they would have to look like the fashion models in magazines and other media sources. I agree in today’s society these images do influence men and women because men and women are always in competition with one another to be respected, accepted, and admired by their peers. I know this from experience. For example, I spent my teenage years in a boys’ and girls’ foster home in Alcalde. During these years I really started forming my own culture of competition, respect, acceptance, and noticed I was actually becoming admired by my peers. I was among many young people who were in competition for the title “popularity.” I searched for respect, acceptance, and longed to be admired because I was tired of being rejected all my life by society. Now I am thirty-seven years old, and I still find myself following the same culture. The image of a tall, blonde haired, blued eyed, slender model stands in front of a BMW in a tiny two piece bikini and four inch Stilettos. This commercial definitely speaks to men. In order to have beautiful women they should buy a BMW. BMW’s competition Audi also came out with a commercial with a young Spanish woman, slender, and dressed in black leather that was racing around the Nascar race track. Both BMW’s and Audi’s images are speaking to men. If men like fast cars and sexy fearless women they should buy an Audi. Men and women are always in competition among one another whether they acknowledge it or not. If men want to be respected by their women peers they need to buy one of these two cars. How does our self image earn us respect? I asked this question to a man who was influenced by body building magazines. I noticed he was well fit, healthy, and every muscle in his