Solomon/Nov.3/ThePerfect'Body'

   Solomon/Nov. 3/ThePerfect'Body'Blogpost


      Great figures, little to no clothing, pretty faces, and perfect hair. What’s the first thing that comes mind? Victoria’s Secret, the most popular retailer of bras and underwear, has been receiving backlash recently. In order to advertise for their new bra, Body by Victoria, they created an ad, which showcased 10 models. The models were wearing nothing but undergarments behind large letters spelling out “The Perfect ‘Body’” If you have ever walked passed one of their stores, you would know that they only photograph models with a certain body type. Since Victoria’s Secret tends to use the same models in every catalog, where is this uproar coming from?

     It’s the play on words getting many women’s knickers in a twist. (tongue twister) ‘Body’ does have quotations, which shows that the ad is referring to the bra, but that doesn’t exactly mean the women aren’t included as well.  Everyday women turned to social media and created #Iamperfect. This hashtag, which gained a large amount of popularity in a matter of days, shows the responses of women that were offended by the wordplay. @Katdixon2012 wrote “@VictoriasSecret take responsibility for the damage you’ve caused. Women don’t deserve this disrespect.” There are also parodic pictures that showcase women of several different body types in their undergarments.

   The ‘perfect’ body in the 60s was curvy, but as time progressed, being very thin became the ideal.  There are so many crash diet, pyramid schemes, and surgical procedures done to make the ‘average’ woman ‘perfect.’ The meaning taken from this ad may not have been intended, but these ideals are very real.

     We are coming into an age where women of larger figures are beginning to gain acceptance. Songs like “All About that Bass” by Meghan Trainor and “Anaconda” by Nicki Minaj have lines bashing skinny b*tches. Either way it goes, one body type is being ridiculed by the other.

The main thing all women, whether ‘skinny’ or ‘fat,’ should learn to accept is differences. Two women could wear the same pants size, but have a completely different shape. As the popular quote from “Mean Girls” say, “… calling someone else fat won’t make you any skinnier.” And calling someone a skinny b*tch won’t change the views you have of yourself!!