Unit 1: Look at me now (2nde)

 

Pretty Hurts Analysis

The document under study is a video clip for the song entitled “Pretty Hurts” by the famous African-American singer Beyoncé.

In the video, we can see several women taking part in a beauty pageant.

In the backstage, every woman seems to be rival for example, we can see some fighting to have a blow-dryer. Besides, they are not supportive to one another at all. They seem to eat as little as possible to stay fit. We can even see one of them eating cotton balls to trick her stomach into being full. Some even go through surgery. Moreover, they are constantly measured and weighed. The goal of all that is to stay fit and look beautiful.

On stage, they look happy and beautiful, smiling fully. Nevertheless, in reality they are miserable, they had to suffer to be where they are.

Beyoncé’s message through her song is that she is denouncing the impact of the beauty industry that is conveying stereotypes and beauty standards that are painful to young girls and women in general. People should change their mentalities and accept and love their differences.

Homework: Learn the lesson.