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Koreana Montague
Matthews
MW3:00
November 6, 2017
And He Asked Me If the Wings
Made His Hips Look Big
“And he asked if the pants made him look fat”, said no woman ever.
According to Dave Barry, women are overly obsessed with what they look like; unlike
men (Barry 341). [PARAPHRASE] Women base their looks upon the models of today, form
unrealistic goals for themselves, and go out of their way to fulfil these goals. Women are also
raised around the “perfect” women, but in doll form – Barbie (Barry 342). [PARAPHRASE]
While men, on the other hand, grow up playing with hideous looking action figures. In a result,
men believe they look average, and stick with how they viewed themselves in the 7th grade and
rarely does that view change (Barry 342). [DETAILS] Males and females, obviously hold
different opinions on their appearance – indubitably, one stronger than the other. Women are too
focused on what they look like now because while growing up they are subliminally taught that
they need to fit certain beauty standards created by society. [THESIS]
At one point of the essay, the author states “No matter how attractive a woman may
appear to be to others, when she looks at herself in the mirror, she thinks: woof” (Barry 342).
[QUOTE] No matter how beautiful a woman may be; she will find a reason to contradict what
others compliment her about. Notice that Barry says that she will think to herself: woof. What
that statement actually means is that she thinks she looks hideous all because she does not look
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like that one model on the television, or even that one girl she thinks her crush likes. The harsh
truth of it is that it is simply true.
From personal experience, I can say that Barry is right when he says that a woman will
never fully believe that she is beautiful, no matter how many compliments she receives. For
example, women see other women and compare themselves to them, without even thinking about
it. I, myself, have done that very thing. One day, I was going to go out with some friends of
mine – and the guy I like. So when it came to getting ready, I did my usual routine all the way up
to having to find what to wear. Usually I would just put on a t-shirt and jeans, but the guy I liked
was going to be there and I wanted to look good. I tried on a plethora of outfits that day, but I
just could not seem to find one I felt good in. Every time I looked in the mirror, I would get
frustrated because I just could not shake the feeling that I looked fat and ugly. After spending
