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SPRING MENU 2016

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MEGHAN TRAINOR
A song that encourages women to be happy with their body and accept themselves.

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Richardson, Niall and Locks, Adam (2014) Chapter 3. 'Body Image:beauty and ageing", in Body Studies: The Basics. Routledge, Oxford. 72-93
Duncan, Duane, ( 2016) Topic 3:Feminist Theory and the Body. SOCY393: Sociology of the Body.

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Generally it seems "normal' to be anxious or not happy with your body, especially for females! If I was 5 kg less or if I was taller or if my breasts were bigger I would be happy. But would I really?

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Of all the friends I spoke to about their appearance and pressures they might be feeling they all felt a pressure to be a certain weight or size.- especially if in the public eye, single or an important event coming up. There are many diets and powders to choose from which all make a lot of money. I find it confusing that while being expected to be attractive and slim there are recipes on the same page for you to cook for your partner and children.There also may be an ad with fantastic food at a new restaurant tempting you to visit! These look delicious, but don;t fit the slim and trim image I might be trying to achieve!.Similarly, in Lecture 3 Bordo points out that our consumer society presents an image of self-denial, whilst asking us all to comsume.

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Of all the friends I spoke to about their appearance and pressures they might be feeling they all felt a pressure to be a certain weight or size.- especially if in the public eye, single or an important event coming up. There are many diets and powders to choose from which all make a lot of money. I find it confusing that while being expected to be attractive and slim there are recipes on the same page for you to cook for your partner and children.There also may be an ad with fantastic food at a new restaurant tempting you to visit! These look delicious, but don;t fit the slim and trim image I might be trying to achieve!.Similarly, in Lecture 3 Bordo points out that our consumer society presents an image of self-denial, whilst asking us all to comsume.

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A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession with female obedience.

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A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession with female obedience.

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Naomi Wolf

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Brisbane July 2016
I went to The Beauty Festival in Brisbane with a sociological  perspective and found it fascinating.Expensive machines were available to get rid of unwanted fat or laser away wrinkle or skin problems.The feminine ideal held up to be was very much slim, tall, blonde with perfect skin , Hollywood make  up.and voluminous hair. The ideal seemed to be saying if you can achieve this you will be happy and successful.A few photos are included in this padlet. This very much fits in with Richardson and Adam's suggestion that the  female body is some-THING that must always be perfected. (2014,pp.30) After attending this festival I realized that women's bodies are still .'suffering from 'objectification, commodification and sexualisation' (Lecture 3) and it is very difficult to resist the allure and the pressure that puts on me ,as a female.

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GIVE ME THE CHOCOLATE AND NO-ONE GETS HURT!

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GIVE ME THE CHOCOLATE AND NO-ONE GETS HURT!

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EAT DESSERT FIRST

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I realized that women can be more aware of what they are wearing and their daily practices if they are single, and trying (consciously or sub-consciously) trying to attract a partner or "put their best foot forward!' This can be especially daunting if you find yourself single after being married with children.

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I decide to ask my friends what practices they feel compelled to do to feel attractive or feminine. For myself there are many things I do  - wearing a necklace and earrings, mascara and occassionally eyeliner, lipstick, Veet for leg hair removal, many hair products and hair clips and finally many perfumes to suit many different situations and my mood. mmmm I like to think I choose of my free will to do these practices but in reality I am being shaped by the society I live in, the media I watch and the women and men I mix with.

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I decide to ask my friends what practices they feel compelled to do to feel attractive or feminine. For myself there are many things I do  - wearing a necklace and earrings, mascara and occassionally eyeliner, lipstick, Veet for leg hair removal, many hair products and hair clips and finally many perfumes to suit many different situations and my mood. mmmm I like to think I choose of my free will to do these practices but in reality I am being shaped by the society I live in, the media I watch and the women and men I mix with.

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I asked my friend Melissa (not her real name) what practices she felt she had to do or was most worried about being a female. The only two things she felt pressured to do was keep her hair looking attractive (working in a clothing store) and dieting to keep her weight down. Although she is supposed to wear make up to work she refuses to do so, as she feels this is fake . She prefers the natural look.

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This padlet is looking at the pressures females feel to be attractive and slim and starts looking at where this starts in life- quite young I suspect. I will be looking at the practices females feel they have to conform to, even if they are not aware  of the power that media exerts on them! Foucault would say that there are powerful forces that  encourage us to conform to social norms.We can become aware of this by observing our daily practices that control our appearance and our body and asking ourselves what motivates us to behave in this way? If I turn on the TV after work I am immediately bombarded with diets from Jenny Craig, Lite and Easy to Michelle Bridges 12 Week Transformation. At first you can ignore them, and persuade yourself that with healthy eating you don't need their plans or products. Eventually with continual immersion I might find myself thinking Maybe I could try... or maybe I need to try... and then I would be the ideal female they are portraying as attractive and slim 

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This padlet is looking at the pressures females feel to be attractive and slim and starts looking at where this starts in life- quite young I suspect. I will be looking at the practices females feel they have to conform to, even if they are not aware  of the power that media exerts on them! Foucault would say that there are powerful forces that  encourage us to conform to social norms.We can become aware of this by observing our daily practices that control our appearance and our body and asking ourselves what motivates us to behave in this way? If I turn on the TV after work I am immediately bombarded with diets from Jenny Craig, Lite and Easy to Michelle Bridges 12 Week Transformation. At first you can ignore them, and persuade yourself that with healthy eating you don't need their plans or products. Eventually with continual immersion I might find myself thinking Maybe I could try... or maybe I need to try... and then I would be the ideal female they are portraying as attractive and slim 

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Even if I decide to continue as I am there is an underlying anxiety that I should be trying harder to control my appetite or to be following a particular exercise plan

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It seems to start at a young age for girls, in particular to adorn themselves with face paint or make up, jewellry, colourful clothes and hair clips. The pictures are children at my work whose faces I painted during the last school holidays. Most of the girls chose pictures with butterflies, flowers and rainbows and hearts. Only one girl chose to be Spiderman and the colours chosen were mostly pastel with glitter.

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It seems to start at a young age for girls, in particular to adorn themselves with face paint or make up, jewellry, colourful clothes and hair clips. The pictures are children at my work whose faces I painted during the last school holidays. Most of the girls chose pictures with butterflies, flowers and rainbows and hearts. Only one girl chose to be Spiderman and the colours chosen were mostly pastel with glitter.

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If I look at the colors of the girls' clothing pink, purple and grey are the main colous being used , even though most girls wear pants and tops in the winter. The girls also wear more jewelry and nail polish from a young age as well as their hair being longer with clips and flowers.

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Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (Official Video)

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Butterfly facepainting