Hello, my name is Violet Stone, editor and chief of Strength Publishing, a women's publishing company created for authors focusing on feminist ideals. Looking at this advertisement, my stomach curdles. No, not because I am a diehard carnivore, rather because besides the large bold print in the middle of the picture, vegetarianism is no where to be seen. Looking at this picture, males are immediately drawn to the flash of the word "VEGETARIAN" and the sprawled out beauty underneath, and left drooling and completely entranced by the picture. This advertisment, laced with subliminal messages, suggests to men that if they choose to become vegetarians that they will have something in common with this stunning woman, and will find happiness through sex in the future. Why are women subjected these days merely for the curves of their bodies rather than their intelligence? Touching upon the gripping topic of body image, this advertisement screams to all women, "If you want your body to look like mine, all you have to do is become a vegetarian". Yet another blow to the self esteem of many women young and old, it attempts to mold their thinking to believe that "this is how you are supposed to look"; anything else is just socially unacceptable.
