Tuesday, Feb. 5 ~ Beauty Myth Continued

First, find a partner or partner group across the room and go over your responses to the article. Share and gain perspective from each other. Fill in the holes if you were confused.

Journal 15: Consider the thought process behind this master of parody?

• Which image do you find most entertaining. What message(s) of beauty (for guys or girls) do you think she is poking at? Why did you choose this one?

Discuss: What standards of beauty would you guess are present in the professional world? Are there parts of a woman's or man's image that you believe create a direct impact on how people perceive their professional capability? Where are the slight differences that go beyond simple professional wear/hair/make-up and cross over to illogical associations?

Let's read this article from Psychology Today.
Then let's see what Naomi Wolf says about her thought today. Click here.

• Journal 16: After reading the two articles, what main points are the writers making about what it means to life free from a Beauty Myth, or as Wolf says, to recreate it under your own terms?

HW: Talk with an older woman in your life, like your mom, grandmother, aunt, neighbor, etc.... Ask them how things have changed as far as women being valued by their looks. Explain the Beauty Myth to her. Ask her what progress she has seen. Ask here where our society still needs to grow. Ask her to share her personal journey of learning to accept and value herself beyond the values communicated by the media.