"Proving that you are hot, worth of lust, and-necessarily-that you seek to provoke lust is still exclusively women's work," states Levy. This is exemplified through the incidences that were given in the reading. Even on television sitcoms, you see loads of pretty, skinny actresses paired up with their not-so-attractive counterparts. Two shows that come to mind are Modern Family and King of Queens. Why is it okay for the male actor to be portrayed as sloppy and still be liked while for women to be equally enjoyed, they must be model-like in appearance? Would the ratings still be as high if the female actress was replaced by somebody with equal the personality but not be as physically attractive?
I personally feel that if you feel more confident wearing makeup and figure fitting clothing, then all the power to you, but in today's society, it has been taken way too far. Would celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian be as popular as they are without their sex tapes? Thinking back to scenes from the movie Mean Girls, I remember one of the little sisters of a main character imitating hip thrusting moves in a music video and in another scene, lifts up her shirt along with girls in a Girls Gone Wild infomercial. Though this was just a movie, how far from real life is this? How will raunch culture affect the future generations of females?
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