Liz Jones did a brave thing fighting for what she believed in. Although she failed to persuade her co-workers to help fight for plus-sized women, she did make her arguement controversial as it became highly talked about.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Response to Liz Jone's essay
I really enjoyed reading Liz Jone's essay, " What I think About the Fashion World." It was quite refreshing hearing that someone in the fashion world agrees that women with curves are beautiful too. Every magazine I flip through I see an extremely skinny model, you rarely ever see women with a couple extra pounds, unless they're being shamed for gaining weight. I believe the fashion world should be more versatile. It should praise every shape and size since not every woman is bless with being 6 ft. tall and 100 pounds. Women were born to have curves, with child bearing hips and in the fashion world, having too large of thighs is frowned upon. Every shape and size is beautiful....If it is illegal for an employer to discriminate for a regular job than why is it okay to discriminate when it comes to fashion??
Liz Jones did a brave thing fighting for what she believed in. Although she failed to persuade her co-workers to help fight for plus-sized women, she did make her arguement controversial as it became highly talked about.
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Liz Jones did a brave thing fighting for what she believed in. Although she failed to persuade her co-workers to help fight for plus-sized women, she did make her arguement controversial as it became highly talked about.
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Taylor,
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that is great that you took the initiative to find the covers and post them. This is the first time I've seen them side by side like this. It really adds to the conversation to have the visuals. I like your points about the way we judge and perceive women based on body size. Good observations
Agreed. The visual was the right addition. It's interesting seeing the two magazines side-by -side. Sophie Dahl is beautiful in all the ways Pamela Anderson is and either is ideal.
DeleteSeldom do we see bigger models on the cover of magazines. It's almost intriguing when you see thicker models featured on covers nowadays because of the strong pull in the media towards that "look" that we are all so accustomed to seeing. It's nice to see something different for a change. Something we all can relate to. Liz Jones spoke on behalf of all women by addressing the concerns of the readers. "...why alienate your readers? I could see those teenagers turning away from the magazines because we seemed hopelessly outmoded, old-fashioned, unattainable" (45). This observation was a giant step forward in the fashion industry and in our society.
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