Body image is one's own perception of their body. It may or may not be the reality of what they actually look like but how the person perceives they look like and how they think that other's may view them as well. We study body image because it is an important issue that is constantly presented to us daily. We are constantly comparing ourselves to other's and thinking about how we are viewed in the world today. We are constantly trying to present some kind of image towards others.
The first wave of feminism was about women's rights, suffrage, and voting. The second wave of feminism was about equal pay and equal work. The third wave of feminism doesn't have one true voice, it is an individual movement. Feminists today are so diverse that there is not one true isssue that can be agreed upon there are many opinions and many voices speaking upon their own issues. The center of the third wave is pop culture.
According to Ophira Edut, a body outlaw is someone who goes against the norm and accepts their body for what it is. They rebel against the standard of beauty and create their own rules. I would consider Tyra Banks a body outlaw because of how she stands for women's rights and when the tabloids called her fat, she took it upon herself to make a speech and demand to be heard with the quote heard around the world, "Kiss My Fat.... " well you know the rest while wearing a bathing suit. She stood up for herself and on a following show she had the whole audience wearing red bathing suits with their weight on the front. She is not afraid to stand up for herself because she knows what is right and it only makes you love her more for it. She is a BODY OUTLAW to the fullest.
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