Topic > Deconstructing the Idea of ​​Beauty - 1264

In her controversial bestseller Beauty Myth, Naomi Wolf argues that cultural images of beauty, found in television, magazines, advertising and pornography, are harmful to women. It exposes unrealistic and impossible standards of female beauty that create insecurity and self-hatred that can easily be exploited by images in glossy magazines, the fashion world, Hollywood, the diet and plastic surgery industries. Wolf demonstrates that the concept of “beauty” is a created weapon that is used to make women feel bad about themselves because realistically not everyone can live up to the ideal role model. Wolf's argument is effective because, through the use of persuasive and convincing language, she allows the reader to know the whole truth about how women are harmed in so many industries due to our culture selling women useless products and it pushes them to fight for a certain narrow framework. of beauty.Naomi Wolf graduated from Yale University and received her bachelor's degree from Oxford University. She is an American author and public speaker on social justice. Considering herself a liberal feminist, she has written a national bestseller Beauty Myth, as well as other international bestselling books such as Promiscuities, Misconceptions, and Fire with Fire. In addition to being an author, she confounded the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership with a mission to educate young women on how to be conscience-driven leaders. Working with young women inspired Naomi Wolf to reach women around the world in her book, The Beauty. Myth¸ in the hope that every woman in this world will stop letting the concept of the myth of beauty distract them from realizing all that they are capable of. The book's intended audience were women of all ages. Like... middle of the paper... This chapter and the book in general are an eye-opening look at our society's expectations of beauty and the ideals placed on women. Wolf covers the idealization of beauty at every opportunity to show how it objectifies women. While some of her opinions and conclusions are unsupported and there is no clear, concise vision for how to address this perennial problem, many women can understand the desire to fit in and find her writings meaningful and inspiring. She has an amazing ability to connect with others as she states, “I was grateful to have been fortunate enough to write a book that connected my experience to that of women around the world” (1). Through similar experiences she wrote a book that promotes an image of self-acceptance that goes beyond the clichés that control beauty. Bibliography: The Huffington PostBeauty Myth