1.Susan Douglass seems to talk about women who are protrayed in societal commercials in a negative way. She snidly remarks that the sculpted thighs and cellulite-less bums are unrealistic as a portrayal for what women really should strive for. The average women should be a size 8, but in today’s society a size 0 is seen as “perfect”. Susan stresses the importance of embracing oneself. She says to stray away from being Narcissistic; she just wants the average woman to embrace her curves. A real woman is not totally selfless but not totally self-indulgent. She also thinks a woman should be curvacious. In the ads, woman are only accepted if they are respected by men, narcissitic, and stick-thin. Douglass tries to disparage this image, and try to stress the importance for being happy with whatever a woman was born with.
2. The media is responsible for vomiting up images of the “perfect” body. What is at stake for manufacturing these inrealisitc images is that no money would be made if women didn’t want to improve themselves. Make-up products, exercise videos, and clothes are all meant to help a woman improve herself. Why would she spend money on these things if she was happy with what she looked like? The media must invest on the insecurities of women in order to profit. This is a disgusting idea, but it also keeps our economy going. This is almost a necessary evil in some ways.
