Ladies - Hag it Up!

A Strike Toward Much Needed Appreciation

There has been so many times I've heard stories about the length most women will go to look their best which is most expected. This has been a practice all around the world since the beginning of time. On top of that we are to be the home makers, bare children, be submissive and subservient toward our most gallant breadwinner known as our husbands. Surprisingly, this idea may not scare all women away. However, the picture of the old fashioned ideal woman
enhanced is more of an accurate symbol of today's woman.

Today we can do it all and keep our heads when the world is chaos around us, because we are a unique gender who can love deeply. The only thing we ask in return is to be appreciated for everything we do to encourage us. We'd like to be recognized whenever we show of our new figure, a new dress or hairstyle as the most beautiful woman in the world. We would like to grow old with the man we love, and witness all the fantastic accomplishments of our children, grandchildren, and possibly great grand children. The reality sets in and all we look for is missing, or given away to another making us wonder what happened. Yet, we are not with out hope. My idea for this article is to remind the men how much is done and how little is acknowledged about womens appearance.

First of all to look as great as many women do it takes work. Some may be born with some desirable traits, but generally for the rest of us we do what we can . When it comes to beauty treatments, aerobic memberships, cosmetic surgery, diets, and shopping it is very costly. Since most women in professional careers are expected follow this practice it has to be a multi-billion dollar business. Let's not forget our eating disorders that plague many females more than than it affect males in terms of anorexics obsessed over getting fat when they aren't, bulimics who binge and purge, and the obese that can't help binging on all the wrong foods as a crutch for living in this life.

The first two disorders are concerned about appearance as the last disorder gave up on the concern of looks due to certain issues. Nevertheless, all have issues that should have us thinking about how "Mo'nique's FAT CHANCE" beauty contest for over weight women, model agencies are encouraging the models to eat, how Kate Moss was being accused of encouraging the youth to starve themselves to look like her, how dove is using women of every body type and age in commercials to change the look of beauty, etc. Not to mention, the actresses such as Lucy Lawless, Kate Winslet, Beyonce Knowles, and others feel comfortable with a little more meat on their bones. Looks can no longer be one sided as to what beauty is anymore, because everyone has assets that make can make them stand out. Now that this is taken care of along with the beauty routine I want men to realize that beauty knows know pain.

Even though women may try to deny that she not only want to look good for herself, but it wouldn't hurt to have a few heads turn...or more just for feedback purposes. Honestly, all the bikinis in the world will not help a woman get a man in an all gay male city. When we dress to the nines we mean to go out to the public whether at work, the beach, or night club or even church. Besides, for those busy body females you can't stand it is icing on the cake to see them just hating you because you know they know you look good. Needless to say, it feels good to have yourself together. You don't always have to be lean to look your best. Women of the fuller figures can also look their best and get their man just as the skinny girls I.E Oprah Winfrey, Jill Scott Carnie Wilson,Rikki Lake e.t.c but of course they are lean now. I love those stories of the bigger women getting their men due to the fact that the men noticed the beauty of the person within despite the weight issue. The reason I bring this up is due to the what I am about to mention.

If baffles how much men envision having children with their wives forgetting each and every time the reality of weight gain many women experience. It isn't major weight gain, but baby fat with the possibility of a slight bit more. The men sometimes will tell interviewers that the personality matters more than looks though looks are nice, but turn into mean brats when their once lean wife gains a few pounds that she can actually lose. Pregnancy or illness can cause weight problems in anyone. Some men use it as a reason to take away all intimacy from their wives, and cheat with someone else. On the other hand, the women can have their figure and the man can look for a younger girl to have an affair with. Or worse they will choose a man or child. This is a highly unacceptable treatment of women after everything they do to live up to the traditional expectations of what a real woman should look like, carry herself, and skills she must know. My argument is that it isn't fair to expect a woman to be a trophy on the arm of an unsatisfied man who does not even take care of himself to be the best male he could be. Why should women go through even painful beauty practices only to hang on the arm of a grizzled hack? I don't see any of us retiring from our beauty

practices in the near future, but it is high time men stand and notice with themselves. Some men know to look their best, but the men doing the most complaining does not fully liver up to their own potential. It is time for female trophies to be matched with male trophies and hags to be matched with grizzled hacks.