When was the last time you saw a fit, attractive man with a chubby and witty wife on a TV sitcom? Do you ever wonder why women in the spotlight are expected to be skinny, beautiful and charming? Why aren't men expected to hold the same beauty standards as women? It seems our society is obsessed with ideal female beauty, while standards for men fall short.
Newsweek published an interesting article discussing this very issue. Playfully written, the article goes into a set of grooming "rules" for men. Weekly forearm waxing, tummy tucks and ab work, heel or leg extenders for short guys and many more entertaining yet unsettlingly accurate points are addressed for the men's new "rules."
Beauty maintenance is just one more aspect about gender inequality in society today. Though not as serious of an issue as others, it holds as an interesting discussion.
Read the full Newsweek article: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/19/man-up.html
Thanks for posting this. TV sitcoms are notorious for creating shows around the premise of the overweight, unattractive, dufus husband who doesn't really bother to be a good father and partner and the beautiful, fit, highly capable wife who does everything. As if there is humor in this....
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