Whoever said sexism no longer exists was definitely a man!
Okay, yeah, time for another one of my feminist rants.
Recently, AOL did a compilation of what they consider "The Sexiest Magazine Covers of All Time." Never mind that all of the covers are from the last ten years, which hardly counts as "all time." Also, at least 3/4 of the covers feature female celebrities, and only one features male and female celebrities---but it's one male and two females. That's hardly equal. Essentially, this compilation is saying that men can be sexy if they want, and it's cool if they do---that's just great bonus; however, women are only worth something if they are what society deems "sexy." If they aren't, why should we care about them?
I swear that overall, women worry about appearing attractive and sexy about twice as much as men do. Media pieces like this only reinforce women's insecurity about looking good enough to attract men. Well, you know what? I have accepted that I don't look like Angelina Jolie if anything, I look like a curvier Carrie Fisher circa the first Star Wars movie, and I'm okay with that. Why do I have to look like that? What's the benefit of looking like that? Oh, yeah, the eternal approval and awe of the opposite gender. But how is that fulfilling? Really?
And what's the big deal about Jennifer Aniston? She isn't talented. Why do we glorify people whose only strength is looking good naked? *headdesk*