Sexism and the Media

The media mutilates women and sells their images to us, so that women forever hate themselves and men forever lust for an object that doesn't even exist. The end result is domestic violence, oppressive gender roles, low self esteem, billions of dollars spent every year on cosmetics and cosmetic surgery, a slew of eating disorders and a desperate desire to maintain an appearance invented in the minds of what the media has decided is beautiful and therefore acceptable. This idea is neither natural or humanly possible. So why then is it that it continues on, it is because the media has the need to make profit off of others self perceptions, giving no thought the the health and lives being ruined daily due to the images women cannot possibly live up to. The perfect example of this is Barbie, she is your stereotypical blond with large breasts and a tiny waist, women have spent years trying to become this ideal doll but the truth is if Barbie was a real women there is no way she could possibly support her frame. Barbie would be well over seven feet tall and her waist so tiny that she there would be no way for her to have a set of ribs or room for major organs. Barbies boobs would be to large for her that she would in reality have no way of not toppling over and if she could find a way to support herself she would suffer from severe back and shoulder problems. Sounds pretty unrealistic right, so I ask again why is it that the media shows women like this and this image. Its a question that is still to be answered!