Blog #9- Modernity_Spectatorship_Power

Three girls nervously walk into the pool area. They are all in the 19-22 age range. One girl is very blonde, extremely tall and gorgeous. The other is of short stature, curvy and very cute. The last is average build, between the heights of her two friends and has blonde hair. As they enter they take in the whole scene. There are about a hundred other girls lying out. They all are focused on how skinny they are what their hair looks like. They are constantly comparing how flat their stomachs are or how toned there arms may be. They are all trying to be the idea of a picture perfect girl. The one that is not only beautiful but skinny and popular as well. They gaze upon each other critiquing every little thing. “The gaze” is the criticizing look that everyone feels it directed towards him or her when they are put in situation where they do not feel comfortable. It is very common amount girls when there are other people around. It is especially common in an environment where everyone is out in the open. It gives them an opportunity to tear people down and built them selves up or to team them selves down and desire what another person has. But, due to the influence of the media, girls just want the “perfect body” even though it really does not exist. They look for the flaws in themselves and don’t realize that everyone else has flaws as well.