I saw the advertisement of a blood-purifying tonic today. Yes I watch TV all day long. Now can I continue so that I can finish before Big Bang Theory starts? Thank you very much.
SO as I was saying, the advertisement shows a young girl confessing to an older lady that the pimples on her face and the acne marks make her feel inferior and that she cannot find her confidence because of them. Now if I had my way, I would have liked to see the older woman bitch-slap the teenager and tell her to maybe work a little harder and developing herself intellectually so that she can find that confidence she so desperately is seeking.
But it is unlikely that I have my way, which is why this blog was created in the first place. The problem that I have with such advertisements does not stem from a one-track hate mind about beauty and looks. I say it is great if you want a nice, clear skin and if you want to look physically attractive. But I get really cranky when I do not get to see any thing on TV or Radio or magazines or even the friggin matrimonial sections of newspapers that would encourage girls (or guys) to want to develop their intellectual capacities as well. I mean nobody says be happy, love yourself, go out camping and travelling, eat well AND drink this blood purifying tonic to look and feel great!
So I happened to be sitting with my little cousin while watching that particular advertisement and I proceeded to pffft and snort at the television and my sister says to me "of course you will say that, your face is clear". That comment made me think back of the time when I was once arguing with a senior of mine in college. This senior was, even then a motivational-speaker-kinda guy and so he naturally grew older to become a motivational speaker. Now this guy once caught hold of me outside a juice-stall near our college and began to lecture me about how I should take up the challenge to lost weight. When I said I did not really care he said if I did not, I should lose weight first and then put it all on back because otherwise, I was only saying that I did not care about losing weight because I was fat. So then, it was like the "grapes are sour" situation.
Now then, what happens is when a woman chooses to talk about the issues of beauty, fairness or skin or physical appearance in general, the reaction to it is that you are either pretty and slim so you don't really care what you are taking about; or alternatively you are not pretty and not slim so you are jealous and cynical and bitter. Either ways, the message does not really register and all you end up being is a... (dare I say that word?)... a Feminist!
What you gonna do, eh?
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