The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show aired December 6th on CBS and like most American's I tuned in to watch, primary because I wanted to see the different kinds of pretty underwear. Other reasons were because Justin Timberlake was performing, and Victoria's Secret Angel Gisele is gorgeous.
The principal reason for this fashion show was to make money, on ratings and sales, and Victoria's Secret had a terrific marketing strategy. Hott models with undergarmets on attracting the males, and a handsome male wearing a suit, attracting the females. Either way VS made huge dollar signs.
Some say that this and other fashion shows give young girls the wrong image. That being thin is unhealthy associating thin people with being anorexic or on cocaine. But if you look at Americans today and how obese the population is, do you really want young girls seeing these images? Not saying that they should be super thin to the point of being unhealthy, but having a good physique. So many commericials are target marketed to children such as fast-food resturants, how come nobody has complained about that? Trying to get children to eat unhealthy products should be illegal, for attempted murder.
People disapprove of fashion shows saying they are degrating to women, yet these supermodels choose to be VS Angels. I doubt they were forced to be on national television prancing around in angel wings and underwear. They are willing to portray themselves as "sex objects" just like the people have the right to watch them.
I didn't see anything wrong with the way the models looked. In fact, I thought they had curvier bodies than average supermodels you see now-a-days. The VS Angels were of different ethnic groups also, not just the blonde haired, blue eyed bombshell that are sterio-typed to be the typical model. Which is making progress for women in the media.
The main goal of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was to sell a product. Not to provoke people to become thin or to create chaos in feminist. Body image depends on you and your own standards of beauty, influenced on your own experiences and real life. Americans have a big problem with obesity and for right now I think that people should be more worried about unhealthy overweight people then the thin. The media has influence only if the people give it power.
1 comment:
Soo true!! Images of women who are in shape need to be aired more often. They should be the role models for teens these days, not overweight women who say that they do not care what they look like.
One of my beauty icons is Marilyn Monroe!! She was gorgeous, even though she was like 5'2" and a size 8-10. That was healthy in the 50's when she was popular. More models that are curvy, but not overweight should be models because they are beautiful too!!
Like the blog!! ~Maddie
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