Media Magazine Maddness

As I was flicking through the pages of a magazine today I found that each page seemed to consist of the same thing, women in expensive fashionable clothing that I could never afford, famous women in bikinis showing their perfectly toned and proportioned bodies and pictures of women who were eating too much or just pictures of women who were not eating at all.

I found it difficult to approve of the pictures I was looking at because I didn’t think they really represented realistic females. But then I came across some images of women with their children. Of course most of the women pictured with their babies were celebrities but others were also ordinary ladies who had a story to share. The reason I liked these pictures were because the women looked truly happy, relaxed and proud to be photographed with their children. You see that is one of the great things about being a woman. We get to bring another life into this world. Think about it, any man who has ever done a great thing on this earth was born from a woman!

Everything in the magazine I was looking through was very stereotypical. The women all seemed to be judged by how they appeared in the picture. I even found myself forming opinions based purely on a photo. All the women were skinny, with perfect white teeth, beautiful hair and makeup done to perfection with an amazing outfit to match. These women are nothing like me .

So why do we buy these magazines? Many say it is because we want to be entertained and updated on all the latest celebrity gossip.  But personally I do not find these magazines entertaining and it seems that every famous woman always has the same news; they either have a new boyfriend or have lost or gained weight. So I will admit it, I buy the damn things because I envy their lives. But is being like these famous women really what being a woman is about?  Of course not.  I could make this blog so much longer by writing about why women, real women, are amazing but that is for another time. But I would just like to say that there are also many famous women who young girls should admire. The following ladies are my heroines - Oprah and Sophia Bush. They are strong, compassionate, their beauty goes far beyond the physical appearance, they make a difference, they accomplish great things and most of all are they do not pretend to be perfect because who is!