When I signed up to take this class I thought it was just going to be about body image and we were just going to read book after book. I really like how we have guest speakers and they do have a lot to teach us. The belly dancer really taught me a lot about how to be comfortable with my body. She also showed me that belly dancing should not necessarily be thought of as “sexy” but as an art form.
The guest speaker that we had on Friday was also very informative. Nicole spoke about stress and how it affects our mind and our bodies. She said, “stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension that can lead to illness or disease.” I think this is very relevant to our class because in order to keep our bodies healthy we should not stress too much. She gave us many good tips on how to handle and also how to prevent stress.
This weeks reading was over Naomi Wolf’s book The Beauty Myth. She describes the beauty myth as, “a violent backlash against feminism that uses images of female beauty as a political weapon against women’s advancement.” The chapter over work is very interesting. She says that women work a lot harder than men and do not get adequate recognition for it. I completely agree with this. She also mentions sex discrimination in the work force and how it is still prevalent today.
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