The anorectic’s refusal to eat is tied directly to the peculiar “double bind” in which today’s woman is placed: 1) “She is expected to emulate the impossibly thin body that is presented as the ideal in countless media images” (2238) = Femininity 2) “She is urged to take control of her own life, to be strong, to become a superwoman” (2238) = Masculinityĭevelopmental Impact of Puberty During the peak of puberty (age 12) adolescent girls gain 18 lbs. Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body Susan Bordo Chapter 5: The Body and the Reproduction of Femininityīordo’s Feminism … “advocates a politically active feminism that highlights the concrete impact of social forces on women’s bodies and considers possible forms of resistance” (Norton 2237) “The body – what we eat, how we dress, the daily rituals through which we attend to the body – is a medium of culture” (2240) “The body is not only a text of culture… a practical, direct locus of social control” (2240)īordo’s Feminism … Bordo focuses on the illness of anorexia (inability or refusal to eat) Bordo argues “that the body does not have a fixed and enduring nature bodies are plastic and change in response to the social demands placed on them” (Norton 2238) Fat Barbie vs. Presentation on theme: "Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body Susan Bordo Chapter 5: The Body and the Reproduction of Femininity."- Presentation transcript:
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