Popular culture sets up a game in which there are rewards and punishments (mostly, the illusion of them, though with younger teens, the punishments and rewards often become very real.)The game also contains the illusion of winning, but in truth, the game can't be won, and for good reason. To have it all (to be perfect) would mean the end of consuming. Thus, the game requires a constant stream of products to simply maintain one's position; in addition, there is the looming specter of age.
"A Slightly Chubby Woman on a Diet"
In certain pop culture contexts, thinness just looks like a lack of something--a cutting away, a type of violence. There isn't anything wrong with being skinny, but it is much more beautiful to just Be.
No comments:
Post a Comment