HTTP:: Women Must Be Beautiful Men Just Plain Average
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Women are constantly under pressure to look good. Moreover, they say, if one woman in a certain group or line of work does something about her appearance and steps up her game, the others are forced to rise to the new standard as well, whether they like it or not. Men, on the other hand, have it very easy: suffice it that they be average looking, but have wits and brains on their side, William Leith of Daily Mail’s View from Planet Bloke believes. Our society relies heavily on this double standard when it comes to looks, and the media images that have been in circulation for decades show it clearly: women have to strive for perfection, while men are OK if they’re simply above average. The kind of pressure that this puts on the regular woman, the one that has to go to work, take care of her family and perform chores around the house (unlike movie stars and celebrities in general) is immense, while apparently leaving men plenty of space to move around. To illustrate hi!
s case, Leith offers the example of Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler, who recently starred together in the romantic comedy “The Ugly Truth.†While everything about Heigl screams perfection, or the closest thing to it, from the hair to the brilliant smile, and proportioned and toned body, Butler looks like the kind o...
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