Yeah, that got your attention, didn't it? But I really just want to vent a bit. I know this topic's been done a thousand times before, but I can't help it. I just can't stand the portrayal of women as sex symbols. A friend of mine was just "Stumbling", and he kept coming across these pictures of scantily-clad "sexy" women. To be honest, this made me feel a little bit awkward.
For one thing, I was embarrassed for the women. For another, I couldn't help but wonder whether my friend had ever tried to picture other girls (i.e. myself) in that manner. Finally, a small part of me was even slightly jealous of those women. They all had these great bodies, and were showing them off, and here I was, worried that my little muffin top was being outlined by my shirt. However, this post isn't about insecurity, so we'll save that for another time.
The most prominent issue I had with the pictures was the way in which their subjects threw themselves across the photo, appearing to want every person who looked at it. One woman had an entire collection of those kinds of pictures on her page. My friend scrolled through these, either doing nothing, or nodding in approval. This (especially the nodding) made me start to wonder: was he judging whether he liked these women based solely on their appearance, and was this encouraging him to do the same to every woman he sees anywhere?
Now, I am not saying at all that my friend is in any way shallow, nor that he does indeed judge everyday women by their bodies. I am merely stating that men being encouraged to think that way is a possibility worth considering.
If this is the case, I think that it needs to stop. I know from personal experience that women (and men) with fantastic bodies can have terrible personalities, and those who don't necessarily have "the perfect body" can be some of the best people you ever meet.
Thoughts?
sex sells. nothing we can do about it... :/
ReplyDeleteor maybe we can and i'm just too lazy to think of something creative to say.
Hard to say, but also don't forget that for a number of these women they are paid very, very well for their modeling. Compared to some of the other things they could be doing it's not quite so bad. In many cases it's a perfectly legit, lucrative business run by women.
ReplyDeleteIs 'scantily clad' modeling that much of an issue in my oopinion? Not really. It's potentially demeaning, brings about insecurities, and gives the appearance about the viewer just caring about the outside appearance rather than what's beneath it, but it's not really bad.
But as to your title, it's porn that really raise a problem. That business is cut throat, and even for the models... sure, it /might/ pay well in the short run, but there's a drastic drop in life expectancy. Every time someone looks at a porn image (of women especially), it's a quarter toss as to whether or not that person's still alive.