Gender On The Body Analysis
Inscribing gender on the body explores how our culture views how gender should look when it comes to the body. Society has us trained to think that being thin defines what beauty should look like. If you are not thin, then you are considered to be unattractive. Today, instead of using the word fat, we describe women as being thick. Though we are all women we have our differences.
Black women have been known to have more curves, bigger lips, and larger breasts compared to average white women. The average white woman’s body is usually small and they tend to weigh between 100-115 pounds; whereas the average black women tends to weigh between 125-165. According to Brumberg, “Breasts... visual significance to that part of the body (pg. 205).” I agree with Brumberg, breasts are seen as a sign of sexuality. The media has played a significant part as to what sexy should look like. Lets’s take Kim Kardashian and Izzy Azalea for example. They have had their butts and breasts enhanced and Kylie Jenner …show more content…
One may want to be a cheerleader or on the dance team. As society has it, these people are thin and small in stature. Thus, some girls are faced with the nasty reality of eating disorders. According to Grossman, “In the beginning there was this: I am ugly (pg. 212).” These girls look in the mirror and feel that they are not thin enough. For example, on TV or at football or basketball games, I never see a fat or “thick” cheerleader or model. Until now, you see more plus size models in advertisements. You never know if a person has an eating disorder or not. I automatically assume that thin people tend to throw up after eating or don’t eat enough and overweight people just have a love for food and can’t stop eating. I never stopped to think that they may have an eating disorder. I only thought that eating disorders was a “white” people disease because we as a “black” culture don’t talk about
Black women have been known to have more curves, bigger lips, and larger breasts compared to average white women. The average white woman’s body is usually small and they tend to weigh between 100-115 pounds; whereas the average black women tends to weigh between 125-165. According to Brumberg, “Breasts... visual significance to that part of the body (pg. 205).” I agree with Brumberg, breasts are seen as a sign of sexuality. The media has played a significant part as to what sexy should look like. Lets’s take Kim Kardashian and Izzy Azalea for example. They have had their butts and breasts enhanced and Kylie Jenner …show more content…
One may want to be a cheerleader or on the dance team. As society has it, these people are thin and small in stature. Thus, some girls are faced with the nasty reality of eating disorders. According to Grossman, “In the beginning there was this: I am ugly (pg. 212).” These girls look in the mirror and feel that they are not thin enough. For example, on TV or at football or basketball games, I never see a fat or “thick” cheerleader or model. Until now, you see more plus size models in advertisements. You never know if a person has an eating disorder or not. I automatically assume that thin people tend to throw up after eating or don’t eat enough and overweight people just have a love for food and can’t stop eating. I never stopped to think that they may have an eating disorder. I only thought that eating disorders was a “white” people disease because we as a “black” culture don’t talk about