Quick fix for beauty

An individual’s struggle to maintain a unique identity and self-understanding apart from media influence becomes increasingly difficult.  Women and men go to the extreme as going through cosmetic surgery, also known as quick-fix for weight loss. Televisions and magazines have an influence in this by portraying surgery like a fancy, acceptable procedure that gives you best result…

Reality shows such as Doctor 90210, keeping up with the kardashians shows how cosmetics surgery such as tummy-tuck, body lift, ribs removal … (I could go on and on) could enhance their natural beauty. My point is these reality shows and magazines cover acts as the public mirror because people aspire to be like that and want to recognise themselves in the presentations in the media. However the surgeries also have many negative effects.

*Kwaito singer Mshoza (www.afripopmag.com)

 

Looking at our very own artist Mshoza  (Nomasonto Maswanganye-Msibi) went all her way to look like a white person with skin lightening procedure, like really??? I feel like the media’s agenda has an impact in the psychological stress that most women face when it comes to their appearances. Are women disempowering themselves financially with these cosmetic surgeries to maintain their image?

Fooled by appearances

If you are a woman, you are no stranger to body policing. People will be pointing fingers at you no matter how beautiful you feel or successful you are. All women (and some men actually) can relate to the way people judge them by the flaws and what they can do to feel better.

We are seeing all these images that we must look like in order to "look good" in this product. I am naturally small-boned. I have slowly come to accept this fact. It has been a long battle that even when am skinny, I still look different from those girls

in the magazines. I have learned to accept that this is who I am and how I look with flaws and all. I was meant to be this way.

 

*www.bloginmyopinion.com

            

It is disturbing that people see fat and assume that someone is unhealthy. The reason that diet products and fat-free foods are largely sold and aimed at women is because some women live on diet for fear of gaining weight. When a skinny person is pounding back a double cheeseburger and washing it down with deep fried chips and large cold drink, you can be sure that they won’t be subjected to stories.

The stigma attached to being fat these days makes the larger ladies hang their head in shame regardless of how confident you are, words and fingers are hurtful for something you did not choice to be. While slender girls have fear of gaining weight but bottom line is all ladies need to feel beautiful and confident in their own skin.

From the social and media perspective, one would believe skinny people don’t get life-threateningconditions. Not even a doctor can look at a person and immediately tell that they are unhealthy.

It is time for the society to understand that beauty come in all shapes and sizes