tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post7863034862573805580..comments2016-04-12T23:04:13.957-04:00Comments on JRLC/LACS 5060 Telenovelas, Culture and Society: Body ImageDr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14044528426964053093noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post-71340715413182946882011-04-29T18:55:20.021-04:002011-04-29T18:55:20.021-04:00I think on a global scale, women generally get the...I think on a global scale, women generally get the short hand of the stick! In many male-dominated societies, women are made to feel inadequate and less than. The pressures on women to be a size 2, with a 36" bust is apparent everywhere you look. The media sends mixed signals by telling women to embrace their curves---but be sure to wear a size 2. Scott brings up a big point about the actresses in La Mujer Perfecta. Yes, at the end Padron delivers a wonderful VERBAL message, but the main actresses send a different VISUAL message. "Don't worry about being the perfect woman, just look like I do and you're close enough". I think that women can one day overcome these self image issues, but in order to do so it will take strides from men and women alike.Sequoia Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408464273143812530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post-12757606023348299872011-04-29T15:11:43.225-04:002011-04-29T15:11:43.225-04:00I used to think that the US was bad as well in ter...I used to think that the US was bad as well in terms of body image, but Dr. A really shed some light on the fact that Venezuela has image issues, too. I think this speaks great volumes about something Dr. A mentioned in a panel on global PR the day: "Invisible" regions of the world. We know Venezuela exists, but we don't know what the people are like. We think we're the king of image issues, but we haven't even taken a look at the issues and habits that pervade in lesser known cultures to us.<br /><br />Maybe there's a place out there where they make bigger hamburgers. And the people are fatter. And louder. Who knows.Dave Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210001548808138560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post-61016494620378718352011-04-28T02:18:48.326-04:002011-04-28T02:18:48.326-04:00While La Mujer Perfecta certainly seems to raise s...While La Mujer Perfecta certainly seems to raise some pertinent issues about body image in Venezuela, I can understand how that message might not be getting through to all of the viewers. Sure, it is nice that Padron includes the perils of the obsession with plastic and figure, but at the end of the day we are still left looking at a cast of supermodels. I have tremendous respect for Padron and his insight into society, but I think that his message here could have gone over the heads of many of his viewers. Additionally, I think its tremendous that he included the Autism theme, but I could see how that might also contribute to distract people from analyzing what a perfect woman really means in the context of body image, since it is a different issue altogether, not to mention the fact that the autistic character literally has a perfect body.Scott Tupperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898098618837279016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post-57031886580507356272011-04-11T19:38:45.800-04:002011-04-11T19:38:45.800-04:00I too find it interesting the sexual pressures of ...I too find it interesting the sexual pressures of women in Venezuela compared to those of the United States. You always hear banter about advertisting efforts for women products portraying images of what's beautiful and changing women's view of what they need to look like. I think it is safe to say that this is a controversial subject in our society. However, as Kennan pointed out, it is more than a controversial subject in Venezuela, it is a living catalyst for how women carry on through their days. It would appear from the lectures and telenovelas that women are surround by the commonalities of doing what it takes to be la mujer perfecta and the perfections of a Miss Universe.Nick Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02428170408896306966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post-53477335399893168232011-04-11T01:23:07.543-04:002011-04-11T01:23:07.543-04:00Also, if my last post sounded rude, it was meant t...Also, if my last post sounded rude, it was meant to sound curious. The internet isn't the best venue to convey tone.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596345944210252473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435768389238007524.post-34948063271064922202011-04-11T00:48:34.306-04:002011-04-11T00:48:34.306-04:00I don't mean to pick this out of your post, bu...I don't mean to pick this out of your post, but it struck me as interesting. What does "feminist" mean to you? And why do you think you are far from being one?<br /><br />To me, being a feminist simply means understanding women are equal members of society and holding others accountable to that truth. I thought the loaded word "feminist" had lost its former stigma of bra burnings and armpit hair, but maybe it hasn't?Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596345944210252473noreply@blogger.com