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John Darcey Darcey 1
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John Darcey Darcey 1 Professor Garber Hm 46 March 5th Buns of Steel and Sex Appeal It seems in the past decade more and more attention has been put on firm buttocks and thighs on women. Susan J.Douglas wrote an article called “ Flex Appeal, Buns of Steel, and the Body in Question”. It addresses this fad in a woman's point of view. Douglas, who was a teacher and free lance writer has had many of her article appear in The Village Voice. It seems from the tone of this article that Douglas is disgusted by the emphasis put on the female body and has probably had struggles with weight herself, as many women these days have had. Douglas points out in her article all of the publicity that has been put on women’s hindquarters. It seems like everywhere you go you can catch a glimpse of a woman’s tight rear end or firm thighs. On billboards, magazine covers, articles, television, just about anywhere you can put a butt you will see one. Douglas says “ …not just in Vogue or Cosmo, either: even in the Village Voice,… has ads for products such as the videotape called Buns of Steel.” (Douglas 181) There is also an enormity of exercise videos making claims like “ Now you can have the Buns you always wanted”. The author also points out two ads that Darcey 2 show perfect bottoms with slogans like “ You’ve worked hard” and “If you work it shows”. (Douglas 182) D...
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