I found this article compelling. When first starting the article, I thought the author was going to completely degrade Hollywood’s choice of exploiting the “sex appeal” of actors/ singers. When really, he was fascinated by what all our bodies can go through and the drastic changes that can occur. One example he gives was how Kim Kardashian’s body went from just gave birth to being worthy of posting on Instagram in a revealing white swimsuit. He made a strong point of how our bodies can go through such dramatic changes just by our sheer will and desire, but by also what the society around us dictates as attractive.

Our world has based many views on secular thoughts and tendencies. Meaning that what grabs our attention the most is seeing someone almost completely nude. That’s what gets you remembered in this life time. As Morris pointed out, Miley Cyrus will probably always be remembered as the girl that went from sweet Hannah Montana to someone half naked on stage twerking. Our society is developing round this vision of beauty and perfection, and what makes you desirable. People think now that to get attention they have to dance naked in front of millions of people, so they mold their bodies to allow for that.

I’m all for being healthy and in shape. I find it a crucial part of being able to live life to the fullest, however, that’s not always how to get attention. Many people who are in the music videos and movies are taking insanely good care of their bodies because they know that in order to be recognized, they have match this image set by the public. Almost every channel I’ve watched has numerous broadcasts of many different weight-loss or fitness plan advertisements. The ads themselves lure viewers in with words like sexy to make them think that the only way to be noticed is to be just that. As Katy Perry said to the NPR reporter, “I know I have that sexy card in my deck but I don’t always have to use that card.” Our bodies and how they look matter way more now than what they did 10 years ago. I mean 10 years ago our class was 8 or 9, and all we really cared about was when the next episode of SpongeBob was going to come on or how we were going to sneak cookies while mom and dad weren’t looking. We didn’t care about trying to impress others using appearances. My point is that the author shows how much progress has been made by even just thinking back a year. Morris also used the point that the best movies this year were the ones not based on things such as finding love through appearance, but through personality. He uses the movie Her as an example to show how different we think when we don’t see a physical thing in front of us and how we are more focused on looks than character.