https://www.buzzfeed.com/watch/video/5088
Write a paragraph about why too much emphasis is placed on appearance today, particularly on women’s
appearance.
Share your thoughts about the video.
Writing exercises like this create cognitive dissonance with cultural stereotypes about standards of
beauty.
As discussed in this chapter, this is one method used in an effort to prevent eating disorders. How did the
exercise affect or fail to affect you?
Read comments from at least two other classmates. Did writing influence you more or less than reading?