In the recent years the feminists’ beliefs have substantially spread throughout the country among female part of the population. Proclaiming equal opportunities and equal rights, prophets of feminism went far beyond establishing deep conviction in the heart of each woman that changes both in appearance and behavior are harmful and not necessary. Every woman should remain as she is. Amanda Fazzone, prominent journalist, is one of those who believe and convince others that beauty images drawn from media are false. However, what is really fake is the feminists’ idea that women shouldn’t aspire to the beauty images they are given from outside and refute any changes to improve their own self.
Amanda Fazzone is fairly considered to be the faithful follower of the feminists’ trend. In fact, the whole concept of feminism now starts to get blurred. If we look back, eighteenth and nineteenth-century classical liberal feminists wanted to extend the rights of man to women, and this classical liberal tradition of feminism is honored by most feminists today. But contemporary feminism is generally considered to have begun in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and came from a number of sources: New Left activists, disgusted with the way male activists treated them; radical separatists; and – most of all – generally “liberal” women, believing in the Bill of Rights and the American free enterprise system.
Feminists see women as strong, remarkable even in adversity personalities, who basically have the same spectrum of interests and talents as men do. Thus, the basic idea of feminism proponents, including Amanda Fazzone as their bright representative, is that women are not much different than men. Therefore, if we consider men as they are, why should women attempt to adapt to everything – circumstances, beliefs, perceptions, norms set above by societal prejudices. So, the most important implication of the statement is that women must be perceived as they are, not as they are supposed to be.
No wonder that Amanda Fazzone attacks the media, including advertising, for promoting the images of ascetic, skinny girls, tall and pale while the majority of American female society is quite opposite. She is greatly convinced that such a bright description is harmful to American society as it leads to the vague idea of beauty. Moreover, it makes a lot of women sacrifice their families, time, habits in order to be similar to those imaginary Barbie dolls.
Certainly, it is hard to disagree on the point that the idea of becoming beautiful shouldn’t be taken fanatically. It is not a secret that many American females make multiple plastic surgeries, spending thousands of dollars and actually undermining their own health. However, the inherent in every woman idea of changing to become better looking is acceptable and beneficial in itself. It is good when a woman sees a slender lady and wants to lose some weight and be like her. After all, overweighed women live far less than they could. They are people who are the most vulnerable to heart diseases. Excessive weigh is a problem of American society that should be fight with.
