A psychologist in the article, "More and More Young Women choose Surgical Perfection" (p480) talks about the "commercialization of [women's] bodies." Researchers talk about "our culture [being] drenched in visuals." Talk about the issues raised in this article and include a definition of these 2 quotes. Include how you relate to this idea of plastic surgery based on YOUR racial and gender identies (ie., how would you relate to this as an Asian woman, for example).
"Perfection, Success, Happiness, Beauty" exactly. All those words need to be in quotes because I believe that they can't be defined, and are all based on personal feelings. I don't even know where to begin, I've got a million things swirling around in my head but I think it boils down to I think people are just lazy and stupid. Like the girl that paid $5,000 to get 3 inches sucked off her waist, give me break, do you know how far $5,000 could go and you're using it to take 3 inches of your waist. She even admitted that she just didn't have the willpower, bullshit, its just pure laziness if you really were heart set on losing that fat, I don't think 3 inches would take much fluctuation in your lifestyle to take off. Eat a little more healthy and exercise a little bit more, cut out fast food and drink more water, go for a run every other morning, it's really not that difficult. I don't think this plastic surgery obsession will stop and if anything will probably grow more and more, you can talk to any girl and I bet they can instantly name 3 things they don't like about their bodies. I was with a girl one time and she asked me to name three things I didn't like about myself, so i did, and I asked her the same question and each thing she named I actually found attractive on her, there's someone out there for everyone no matter what you look like and i think getting plastic surgery will only lead your fake self to the fake person you should be with.
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requiem for a champ
In her article on Mike Tyson, "Requiem for the Champ", June Jordan writes, "The choies available to us dehumanize." (p468). What does she mean by this? Write your reaction and opinion to the position she takes in this article.
I think what the author means by the quote is that sometimes people have no other choice but to be immoral and do inhumane things. She points out that growing up poor and black you really had no choice other than to fight other people because there was nothing else to do she actually listed a bunch of things that were not available to them that you would most certainly find in a middle class white neighborhood. Maybe I'm naive but I think anyone can do whatever they want if they put their mind to it, kind of sounds like something you would hear out of a Disney movie. Seriously though, I don't think Mike Tyson absolutely "had" to fight his way out of poverty, granted he would have a much harder time "succeeding" in life because he's black and poor but that doesn't mean it's impossible. People just need to find excuses to make themselves feel better about themselves, the author even says " when you have nothing better to do than to hate somebody who, just exactly like yourself, has nothing better to do than to pick on you instead of trying to figure out how come there's nothing better to do." They just accepted the fact that they were poor and black and fought each other instead of trying to get out of poverty, I think just because its easier that way. Obviously I have no idea whats it like to be poor and black and to be living in Brooklyn, and would have an easier time making something out of myself. I guess it all boils down to whether or not you think anyone can do anything, and I think anyone can do anything. I know there's oppression I know life is unfair, but I think it just matters whether or not you really really want something.
I think what the author means by the quote is that sometimes people have no other choice but to be immoral and do inhumane things. She points out that growing up poor and black you really had no choice other than to fight other people because there was nothing else to do she actually listed a bunch of things that were not available to them that you would most certainly find in a middle class white neighborhood. Maybe I'm naive but I think anyone can do whatever they want if they put their mind to it, kind of sounds like something you would hear out of a Disney movie. Seriously though, I don't think Mike Tyson absolutely "had" to fight his way out of poverty, granted he would have a much harder time "succeeding" in life because he's black and poor but that doesn't mean it's impossible. People just need to find excuses to make themselves feel better about themselves, the author even says " when you have nothing better to do than to hate somebody who, just exactly like yourself, has nothing better to do than to pick on you instead of trying to figure out how come there's nothing better to do." They just accepted the fact that they were poor and black and fought each other instead of trying to get out of poverty, I think just because its easier that way. Obviously I have no idea whats it like to be poor and black and to be living in Brooklyn, and would have an easier time making something out of myself. I guess it all boils down to whether or not you think anyone can do anything, and I think anyone can do anything. I know there's oppression I know life is unfair, but I think it just matters whether or not you really really want something.
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Analyze the following quote from the text: "Blaming the victim is arrived at subconsiciously as a compromise that apparently satisfies both is self-interest and his charitable concerns." (p696) What does the author mean by this? Do you agree/disagree? Use the direct examples from the book to explain and/or your own personal experiences/viewpoints.
I think what the author means by this is instead of helping less fortunate people, people just blame the less fortunate person in order to feel better about themselves. Like instead of volunteering at a soup kitchen someone might say "oh, it's so and sos fault that they are poor, maybe if they tried harder in life then they wouldn't be poor." I think I agree that this is what people do but i don't think its the right way to confront the poor issue. You can't just shrug someone off and blame someone when they need your help, because you would probably want their help if you were in their position. I don't think this will ever change though because most people that are poor i would think it's probably their fault and people are too greedy and value money way to much to considerably help someone else.
I think what the author means by this is instead of helping less fortunate people, people just blame the less fortunate person in order to feel better about themselves. Like instead of volunteering at a soup kitchen someone might say "oh, it's so and sos fault that they are poor, maybe if they tried harder in life then they wouldn't be poor." I think I agree that this is what people do but i don't think its the right way to confront the poor issue. You can't just shrug someone off and blame someone when they need your help, because you would probably want their help if you were in their position. I don't think this will ever change though because most people that are poor i would think it's probably their fault and people are too greedy and value money way to much to considerably help someone else.
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