New wave of feminism

Women in the past embraced feminism as a reason to fight. It used to be about gaining rights and being seen as equals. Women fought for what they believed in and didn't care about what other people thought. Now I feel like the feminist movement and feminism is a social stereotype for women to try to fit into the realm of popular media. In Abra Fortune Chernik's article "The Body Politic", she talks about how she wasn't happy with her body and developed an eating disorder. "And society applauded my shrinking. Pound after pound the applause continued, like the pounding ocean outside the door of my beach house". Society stereotypes women to be a certain size, and if you aren't "thin", according to what the media deems, than you are seen as overweight. I think this is ridiculous. Women fought for equal rights to be seen the way they want and some of them let the media dictate how they are seen. This isn't the only problem. I stated in class that media is accepting women more and more in the sports realm, which is great. However, women are still being portrayed in a "sex" lighting and young women are embracing it. In the picture below, one of the greatest skiers ever, male or female, is put into an obscene pose because she is a female. Women embrace this as the new wave of feminism. I think this is all linked back to media and society.