Unfair judgements

When I was writing my awareness assignment I came to the harsh realization of how much more privilege males have than their female counterparts. I was looking at the Reebok Reezone shoe commercials and after the class about fat phobia realized that these women are walking around in the shortest shorts and bikinis not for themselves but for the male gaze. After understanding that not all fat people are to be considered unhealthy I thought to myself why does this Reebok ad show only one specific type of lower body extremity (legs and butt). Women come in all shapes and sizes and the reebok ad shows only one specific body type. Men don’t have to live up to this one specific body type standard. For example an overweight successful man is most likely considered sexy. But on the other hand an overweight successful woman is most likely not considered attractive. The privilege of men being judged mostly on their accomplishments instead of their physical looks is a privilege that also needs to be extended to women. Women in sport get affected by this unequal privilege also in the fact that they can be horrible at their sport but if they fit society’s stereotypical view of beauty, they will get paid and receive endorsements that superior athletes should be getting. Basically women are usually being judged in their looks and men in most cases are being judged by their performances. When a female sniper who was the most successful from the Soviet Union came to America to tour the country with Eleanor Roosevelt a reporter asked her why she wore her uniform, it made her look fat.


Richard Bitting