"The Globalization of Eating Disorders" by Susan Bordo

Susan Bordo's "The Globalization of Eating Disorders" made me realize how much the media can influence our visions as a human being, specifically those of women. As a collegiate woman, there is not a day where I do not stand in front of the mirror and question my appearance. Am I fat? Is my face not perfectly clear of acne? People say that it is not about what is on the outside, but instead what remains on the inside. But is it really true? People make judgments all the time without even knowing it. To say that a person does not judge is to say that lies do not exist, for there are lies and people do judge. Bordo states in the article that "we live in an empire of images, and there are no protective borders." Does this statement define our generation? We see the television scar our world in different locations every day, such as Fiji, yet we still broadcast this obscure material that manipulates peoples minds. We are who we are and why should we try to be somebody else? In the past, women with curves were envisioned as art. If we look back at the ancient paintings we do not see a woman of skin and bones, but instead a woman with excess. Where did that woman go?