Hot Bod

 
  Merriam- Webster defines the term rhetoric as "the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion." In this blog I will discuss issues that bombard women. In particular, I will discuss these issues in a feministic manner. This week the issue is the body.
  In America there are various races: African American, Caucasian, Asian, Native American, Hispanic, and many others. All of the women of these races struggle to grasp what is attractive. In the media, the Caucasian idea of beauty is tall, thin somewhat fragile, fair skinned, sharp nose, and no signs of the average woman. This, as you can imagine is hard to maintain because this is not every Caucasian woman or every woman in general. The media perpetuates the idea of black beauty to be a voluptuous figure, excessive buttocks, and the rest varies from there. Sometimes a natural black woman is 'acceptable' and other times her picture is lightened for the rest of America to relate. The media paints Asian beauty to be a subset of Caucasian beauty, the only difference is the distinctiveness of an Asian's eyes. They're beautiful to me but many Asians beg to differ. As for Hispanics, the media groups them with blacks, voluptuous and not much else. Native Americans again fall to the bottom; they are rarely depicted in the media. I have yet seen a Native American advertise for any hair coloring or lip sticks and that's extremely sexist in itself, but why not?
  The point I'm trying to make is every woman in America is constantly being told what is beautiful about her. Surgery among Asian women to make their look more western or Caucasian should not be the case. Caucasian women tearing themselves apart because they fear that if they are not fragile- figured, then they're fat should not be the case. African American and Hispanic women lowering themselves to ass surgery to have the expected over abundance should also not be the case. Native Americans not being depicted as non- American really should not be the case. How can we fix this? We can't. Everyone will do what they want because they think it is best. Maybe it is best to get an eye surgery because you cannot see that well and to redefine your eyes slightly because it was always your insecurity. But to totally eliminate your culture or over indulge in it is not feasible. Don't change yourself to appease anyone but yourself ladies. Sometimes even that has to come in moderation...