BODY IN RACIAL IDENTITY

Body in Racial Identity

Body in Racial Identity

Introduction

Cultural expectations, idealizations, fixings and serve to shape accepted definitions of beauty and ideal body shape, which ultimately contribute to construction of body image in all mankind. Partnership represents the sharp contrast between ideal body image for women and men and Caucasian descent. Most white women and men are presented to lust after the thin, tall size, body type zero jeans while they are portrayed in mainstream of women and men to lust after curvaceous and voluptuous body type. Studies have been conducted to reveal what exactly is underlying reason for this ideal body marked contrast between two races. Many researchers point to general acceptance of fuller body shapes within community that has been perpetuated through culture.

Culture and Media Effects on Body Image

Cultures define images of desirable physical appearances. Culture in contemporary America can be defined as one that is multifaceted, encompassing from issues constant gang violence or unity of all community generated from chairmanship of President Barack Obama. On other hand, culture has been completely saturated by hip-hop culture that dates back to 1980's. In world of hip-hop, antagonistic state of many that music created from this culture and resulting music videos objectify women and men. Despite shortcomings of hip-hop and future improvements could still be applied, vast majority of women and men in music videos tend to have fuller body shapes. Younger and younger generations are becoming main target of these music videos. When young preteens women watching these men and women that show men and women with curves and hips indisputable. These figures show reoccurring women and men is acceptable viewers who have curves. In addition, it also shows that many men are embracing likes curvier women. Many of these women and men are presented in Entertainment Television (BET), the cable network that broadcasts the variety of music videos by artists. BET is similar in some respects to MTV. An important difference between two programs is their representation of women and men. MTV tends to pass women and men to form small, frail body, exactly opposite of BET. In any case, this contrast ultimately shows that media tends to portray ideal woman and body shape of men in terms of what is acceptable in culture and society of his general audience . comedian and actress Mo'Nique, has an annual beauty pageant full-figured women and men who are "fabulous and thick" in his television series, "Chance Mo'Nique FAT." exhibit tries to dispel myths about girls heavier and encourages women and strong men and everyone around him to embrace fat women and men and believe they are beautiful too. Although underlying message of series is encouraging, it can also lead to an obesity problem. It is important for everyone to accept their curves and faults. However, it is even more important that one realizes when he or she is healthy and properly react to it. Obesity is the growing epidemic in our country. Celebration of obesity may be the potential problem ...