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I chose the topic about an image of the perfect woman. I chose this because I feel that it is a very relatable topic and a very prominent issue. I decided to make my project into a pamphlet so that I could get the information out there without being overly boring. A pamphlet lets me have the freedom to add pictures. I am able to add a dynamic to the project that wouldn’t be possible in a letter or paper. The audience I chose to pursue is new fathers. I can picture these pamphlets laying out on tables in a pediatrics office or a doctor handing it to fathers. It was is important to me that the immediate audience be fathers because some of this information may be shocking to them. Mothers have experienced the pressures of society all their lives, but fathers are commonly unaware of the pressures. The more men that understand this, the less the pressure. Having a male deliver the message that women should not try to reach the “perfect image” is much more powerful than a woman delivering the same image. Additionally, it is important for fathers to deliver the message to girls so that the girls understand men do not expect perfection. I want to get the word out to girls that they do not need to succumb to what society is asking from them. I want girls to realize they are beautiful through it all. The look of my project is a little dark because the topic is dark. The front page of my pamphlet is not as dark as the inside because I wanted make the front attractive and draw in the fathers. The impact of the media on girls is not a fun, pretty thing. It causes serious damage, so I thought it was an appropriate theme. The tone of my piece is aimed to be dark, emotional, and informative. I want fathers to feel they have a responsibility to keep their daughters from feeling the negative affects of the beauty industry and of society in general. I hope this pamphlet impacts fathers to want to make a change, or at the very least, want to prepare their daughters for what is to come.
Works cited:
Martin, Rachel. “Women and Vanity: The Societal Pressures to Look “Perfect.” ABC 21 Alive: NBC33. 11/14/11. A Granite Broadcasting Station: 2015. http://www.21alive.com/home/Women-and-Vanity-The-Societal-Pressures-to-Look-Perfect-133851853.html
“Media, Body Image, and Eating Disorders.” NEDA: Feeding Hope. https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/media-body-image-and-eating-disorders
Orbach, Susie, Dr.“Women In The Media: Is It Time To Give The Media Stereotypes a Makeover?” Dove Self- Esteem Project. Unilever: 2015. http://selfesteem.dove.us/Articles/Written/Women_in_media_is_it_time_to_give_the_media_stereotypes_a_makeover.aspx
Scherker, Amanda. “7 Ways The Beauty Industry Convinced Women They Weren’t Good Enough.” The Huffington Post. updated 11/06/14. Viewed 5/25/15. The Huffington Post, Inc.:2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/29/beauty-industry-women_n_5127078.html
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