January 26, 2016

In essay 1: The death of pretty, Archibald states that "Pretty" is dying because women are now only  perusing "Hot". By perusing "Hot" instead of "pretty" women are ultimately down grading the way that men perceive them and in turn down grading the "nobility" of men everywhere. The statement that men are essentially "losing their nobility" due to the fact that women prefer to be "hot" now completely irks me! If a mans "nobility" is that easily changed then that is a serious issue in society. You should be a strong enough individual to where when someone else does, acts, or dresses in some way you are still able to keep your standard of nobility.
The sentence "Our problem is that society doesn’t value innocence anymore, real or imagined.  Nobody aspires to innocence anymore.  Nobody wants to be thought of as innocent, the good girl.  They want to be hot, not pretty" clearly states that the point Archibald is trying to make is that in his eyes ( and the rest of man-kind apparently) innocence is more attractive then "Hotness".

In the second essay by Kornhaber, the main point of the essay talks about how the new obsession over the "dadbod" is essentially making men with that body type more commercialized than special.
"So take note, dadbods: A catchy name for your physique doesn't mean you're special; it means that finally, you’re just like everyone else.". This statement by Kornhaber is capitalizing on the fact that men shouldn't feel special for having this body type, but instead offended or degraded for the fact that people are saying that men are only sexy if they have this particular body type.