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In reply to the discussion: LUV capitalism!!! Study shows hyper-sexualization of women by the media has increased 10 fold... [View all]Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)It's horrific.
Here's a thought I had about that. Not only are there mostly men in Madison Avenue and in practically all fields, but there's another problem. As women entered the workforce, they had to ADAPT to a male-designed workforce, and that's the sort of workforce we have today, one in which women can succeed, sure, but only by inculcating within themselves the ideas of the male workforce - ruthless competition, disrespect hidden behind a neat and clean office, and, of course, women still have the albatross of having to look 'sexy' or they're treated 'differently' since women, even if they're smart, are measured by the 'are you Barbie or are you homely' stick by men.
I always found it bizarre that female CEOs go out at night, on dates, and to parties and have to have huge slits up the side, their breasts displayed openly, girdles (let's face it, they may have new names but what the hell else are they?), and that they still fight out there at the Macy's counter looking for that magical cream that will make them really good looking to men.
I don't think women and men have to be bookends, but neither should women have to struggle and climb an uphill battle to look like Barbie in order to be considered acceptable according to the dictates of what the media and Madison Avenue have said men should look for.