"The Myth of the Ideal Woman."

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What makes today's women believe that they, in their natural state, are inherently not good enough? Many females, from teenagers to middle aged women, read magazines such as Seventeen, Allure, Vogue, Jane, and Glamour, which are filled with dozens of models with couture bodies and flawless faces. This is one of many reasons why women are so preoccupied with their appearance. After reading these magazines, one must take a look at her self and notice …

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…lie. It does not exist. The longer this illusory image of women is propagated and promoted in society, the stronger and more menacing it will become. Women are not all made to be 5'9" and 107 pounds, nor should they try to be. Until women start attempting to deconstruct the myth of the ideal female and giving into society's image of beauty, they are only fettering themselves from the truth and chaining themselves to this illusion.