My New Nose

Everyone only talks about the pressure that’s put on women, but the media also puts a lot of pressure on the appearance for men. We as men are changing our looks through plastic surgery, steroids, and getting liposuction. Men feel this pressure to look good from the general media. Men are also feeling more pressure from women more than usual. A woman’s first judgment on a man is from their appearance. I have always been taught that the first impression is the most important one. If comes off as the not approachable that slims down the chance of talking to that girl. Men are held to a standard of what a perfect man should look like.
After reading through the article “My New Nose” (181-186)it really showed to me and explained to me how big the pressure is on men. After hearing Barden’s story, on how he had the plastic surgery made me realize the pressure that is really put on men. That was a real shocker to me because before I had never heard a common male getting cosmetics plastic surgery before. I have only heard of movie stars and just celebrities getting cosmetic surgery before. “I noticed something: I stopped looking at the nose, almost as soon as it arrived. It immediately stopped being the focused of my face.”
More men are changing the way they eat and the amount of exercise in order to be more physically fit. A personal story of mine is that my dad started dieting this last spring and also exercising more. He wanted to slim down for my graduation party. He began watching what he ate, and he began to exercise. He ran four miles three-to-four times a week. My dad wanted to look good for some of his friends that had made the long journey to my graduation. In the three months, he worked out he lost twenty-three pounds. Even though he hit his goal for my graduation party, he still continues to watch what he eats to maintain physically