Jag Wife
07-23-2005, 01:35 PM
Yesterday evening I sat at my school's break area between classes, and a copy of CHARLOTTE WOMAN caught my eye. This is a free local publication aimed at women who WORK OUTSIDE THE HOME. I want to make that distinction because the truth is that full-time moms work harder than any of us.
Well, I thumbed through the magazine, and couldn't believe the irony. About every fifth page was an ad for a plastic surgeon. I might add that Charlotte, North Carolina is a haven for medical, banking, and legal professionals.
Be that as it may, many of these ads for plastic surgeons used words such as "empowerment" or "self-esteem" or "We can make your dreams come true!" And the picture always featured a big-breasted, evenly tanned female with slim hips, almost no rearend, and not one gray strand. I don't think a single one of those models was over 18. :flame:
Well, excuse me, but are we women led to believe that "self-esteem" and "empowerment" STILL come from being young, thin and wrinkle-free? Did all those degrees and years of hard work not account for a thing?
The message I picked up from this publication was, "Okay, so maybe you do give a lot to the community. Maybe you are a successful woman with several degrees under your belt or a fat bankroll. You're still nothing unless you're a thin, youthful vixen with big magoombas. We're just subtlely reminding you that no man will date you, hire you, or promote you unless you go hopelessly in debt and risk life and limb to go under the knife in the name of beauty."
To quote John Stossel, GIMME A BREAK!! :hissyfit: <!--emo&:hrmph:-->
Well, I thumbed through the magazine, and couldn't believe the irony. About every fifth page was an ad for a plastic surgeon. I might add that Charlotte, North Carolina is a haven for medical, banking, and legal professionals.
Be that as it may, many of these ads for plastic surgeons used words such as "empowerment" or "self-esteem" or "We can make your dreams come true!" And the picture always featured a big-breasted, evenly tanned female with slim hips, almost no rearend, and not one gray strand. I don't think a single one of those models was over 18. :flame:
Well, excuse me, but are we women led to believe that "self-esteem" and "empowerment" STILL come from being young, thin and wrinkle-free? Did all those degrees and years of hard work not account for a thing?
The message I picked up from this publication was, "Okay, so maybe you do give a lot to the community. Maybe you are a successful woman with several degrees under your belt or a fat bankroll. You're still nothing unless you're a thin, youthful vixen with big magoombas. We're just subtlely reminding you that no man will date you, hire you, or promote you unless you go hopelessly in debt and risk life and limb to go under the knife in the name of beauty."
To quote John Stossel, GIMME A BREAK!! :hissyfit: <!--emo&:hrmph:-->