Bordo

Susan Bordo theorized that the alarmingly high number of women with eating disorders can be attributed to the shallow and unrealistic marketing campaigns of our capitalist society. Women are bombarded with thousands of images of how their bodies should look and act, but most of these are computer enhanced images that are impossible to obtain. This unfair standard teaches girls that slimmer is always better, when the answerm should be healthy is best. I a, especially sensitive to this issue now that my younger sister is growing older and more exposed to this impossible standard.