Wow. This was a very interesting article. I like how it talked about plastic surgery. It is a big issue. I think there are more women getting cut up than men. It’s sad, because in the end, you still won’t look perfect. There are some circumstances that I understand where getting a scalpel cut into you is necessary, but to hide imperfections; nonsense. I’ve seen people with plastic surgery and it’s noticeable. I mostly see plumped lips, breast implants, and liposuction. They even have fake butts. Janice Dickenson is one person I would like to point out that has gone too far with going under the knife. Why is she still trying to look young? Didn’t she have her moment already? The body can only take so much. Amazingly, magazines encourage this unrealistic dream that a human being can just sculpt a particular part on their bodies. Get realistic. We are not perfect. Susan Bordo also talks about DuraSoft contact lenses. They came to a conclusion that African Americans should wear a more ethnic looking color lenses. According to a transcript on the show, “...Black women like the way they look with green contacts, because it’s more attractive” (1101). Bordo then goes into details about race and how it does matter. She talks about the Mammy character. She also uses Essence magazine as an example to show how it’s still a challenge to have just true African American beauty. Although, this magazine caters to African Americans, she points out, “Beauty features celebrate the glory of black skin and lush lips; other departments feature interviews with accomplished black women writers, activists, teachers, many of who model styles of body and dress that challenge the hegemony of white Anglo-Saxon standards” (1108). She also points out that dark-skinned women have a difficult time breaking into the market. Later, she discusses Madonna and her resistance to just “being like everyone else”. According to Bordo, “Madonna refused to be subjected to patriarchal control” (1110). What she defined as sexy was in her opinion. After gaining some weight, she decides to do a vigorous workout. Although she admits she’s not trying to get a “perfect body”, she still cares about how her figure looks publicly.
Susan Bordo. ‘’‘Material Girl’: The Effacements of Postmodern Culture”. Chapter 10. PDF file
http://moodle.csun.edu/file.php/6477/Readings/Bordo.pdf
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