For the most part, The Death of pretty rubbed me the wrong way. Archbold states that pretty, which is a balance of innocence and beauty, is dying because all women are striving for hotness, which is beauty without the innocence. Well okay, from what I understand about number one, being a women and two, being a functioning member of society is that there isn't just one layer of a human. If I want to be "pretty" in a certain social situation then I'll do so, same goes for being "hot". We all act a certain way depending on the social setting and that's okay. Let's let women, and men act pretty, or hot, or sexy, or any other adjective you want to throw in there. Because it's all a gray area, you aren't just one or the other at all times. Thesis: Young women today do not seem to aspire to be pretty, they prefer to be regarded as hot.
For Dadbod: A New World for a Timeless Physique I also think that we go through different stages in our body at different times. Take a huge weight loss for example, then gaining back a few pounds. Your body changes a lot more than you may realize. Kornhaber asks the question: What is dadbod? Well, it turns out that this is really a timeless phenomenon. And honestly I think embracing your "dadbod" or "mombod" or "adultbod" is great. Everyone should learn to love themselves, recognize other body types, and appreciate them. I can promise that we all have different body types and we should all be positive towards ourselves and others. Thesis: Is "dadbod" a hashtag joke, or a social-sexual movement? A bit of both, probably.
I can see what you mean when you make the comparison of pretty and hot and how the situation you are in can affect how you feel about yourself. Based on what you wrote, I think we can both agree that the word hot or pretty doesn't define someone and their personal beliefs. What can define someone can be how they carry themselves and what they value. Too much inferred meaning and predetermined state of mind goes into the words that get thrown around today when describing women in today's society. The thesis you choose really does show the authors one sided view of the word pretty.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about the dadbod article, Dadbod: A New Word for a Timeless Physique. It really is just a word that should be embraced and can be helpful in a time where everyone just wants to feel comfortable in their own body. It's not realistic for everyone in the world to have washboard abs so it helps people who don't plan on changing the way they look feel comfortable in their skin. Choosing the sentence, "Is "dadbod" a hashtag joke, or a social-sexual movement? A bit of both, probably" really does encompass the entire spectrum of the article.
I definitely agree with you about what you said on the death of pretty article! It was an incredibly biased blog and opinion that to me, and like you stated above continuously rubbed me the wrong way! Who cares if you want to look pretty or hot? It shouldn't affect the "nobility of a man"! That statement just irked me.
ReplyDeleteI also really liked how you put the "dadbod" article into perspective. we only have one life and one body so we should learn how to appreciate where we are in life and love the body we are living life in! Great perspectives!
Yassss, I also definitely agree with your blog entry! For the first article reading it was blowing my mind in the fact that his idea of pretty was so structured one way and that to be "pretty" you have to be a certain way! NO Woman ( and men too tbh) should be allowed to present themselves in anyway they see fit and it should not effect how people treat you or "protect" you.
ReplyDeleteAlso I really enjoy your example for the dadbod article. You present a very good point.