Amy Schumer’s video, “Size 12”, sheds light on how plus size women get treated at stores for asking for a bigger size. This source was chosen because it is a topic where many people have a common issue and not everyone knows of this particular problem. In the video Amy uses superiority theory, exaggeration and, satire to make this topic funny. Schumer uses humor effectively by showing how plus sized woman are being treated in stores just because they are a different size than the media portrays women.
Amy Schumer uses the superiority theory in her video by making it seem like a thin body is what you want over a larger body. When Amy asks for the crop-top she was looking at, in a size 12 the worker immediately seemed perturbed in saying "Like...a...UK 12? Which is a size eight or like a Japanese 12, which is an American toddlers three." Amy goes on to say she just wants an American size 12 but, you can see how the store clerk is trying to undermine what size Amy wants by trying to fit it in the size society puts in. Another way Schumer uses the superiority theory is when the store clerk says "you're scaring the thinner customers." This is showing how the store clerk feels that the 'thinner' customers have more saying than Amy does who is still a customer but, in the store clerk eyes she is a larger customer. Therefore Amy is showing how she uses the superiority theory to make it seem like a thinner body is what you want to achieve. Amy Schumer uses exaggeration in her "size 12" by showing how people exaggerate clothing size. In one part of the video Amy goes underneath to find more clothes and come up with an even smaller shirt than the one on the top of the table. Amy clearly states "these are even smaller" and hold up a shirt that would fit a doll. Amy is using exaggeration on how this clearly doesn't fit her because it wouldn't fit anyone. Another way Amy is trying to exaggerate clothing sizes, is when the store clerk brings her to there special room just for people like her. In the video the store clerk states " Ma'am do you want to try this on?" while Amy confused on why she is holding that responds "that is a tarp wood.” This shows how exaggeration is being used in the form of how people’s clothing. Therefore Amy uses exaggeration by showing the extreme reaction of clothing sizes. Amy Schumer uses satire effectively in her "size 12" video by showing in overall the ridiculousness that plus size women are being treated in stores and society's views. Satire is making fun of someone else's stupidity. For example in the video when Amy was given the tarp wood as a piece of clothing the store clerk had responded with "yes, it's perfect for covering the pool or your problem areas." First of all Amy was give a tarp wood as a piece of clothing since, she had asked for a size 12. This shows how ridiculous plus size woman are being treated by asking for a bigger size. Therefore Amy is using satire effectively because she is making fun of all the stores that do have plus sizes but aren't the correct sizes. Some stores don't even have plus sizes. Society's view of plus sizes women is to cover everything up. To conclude Amy Schumer sheds light on the fact that plus size woman are not being treated right. This topic is important because woman or anyone who is plus size might not feel comfortable in their own skin. Woman get so much for being plus size and to get it while they're shopping (to make themselves feel beautiful) is too much in my opinion. Amy makes this humor effective by using the superiority theory, exaggeration and, satire. Another reason it's effective because even though it is humorous it still shows the viewers that plus size woman do have to go through. This video is funny but it still has a strong and powerful message. Being plus size is beautiful and no one should be put down for their weight.
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Amy Schumer’s video, “Size 12”, sheds light on how plus size women get treated at stores for asking for a bigger size. This source was chosen because it is a topic where many people have a common issue and not everyone knows of this particular problem. In the video Amy uses superiority theory, exaggeration and, satire to make this topic funny. Schumer uses humor effectively by showing how plus sized woman are being treated in stores just because they are a different size then the media portrays women.
Amy Schumer uses the superiority theory in her video by making it seem like a thin body is what you want over a larger body. When Amy asks for the crop-top she was looking at, in a size 12 the worker immediately seemed perturbed in saying "Like...a...UK 12? Which is a size eight or like a Japanese 12, which is an American toddlers three." Amy goes on to say she just wants an American size 12 but, you can see how the store clerk it's trying to undermine what size Amy wants by trying to fit it in the size society puts in. Another way Schumer uses the superiority theory is when the store clerk says "you're scaring the thinner customers." This is showing how the store clerk feels that the 'thinner' customers have more saying than Amy does who is still a customer but, in the store clerk eyes she is a larger customer. Therefore Amy is showing how she uses the superiority theory to make it seem like a thinner body is what you want to achieve. Amy Schumer uses exaggeration in her "size 12" by showing how people exaggerate clothing size. In one part of the video Amy goes underneath to find more clothes and come up with an even smaller shirt than the one on the top of the table. Amy clearly states " these are even smaller" and hold up a shirt that would fit a doll. Amy is using exaggeration on how this clearly doesn't fit her because it wouldn't fit anyone. Another way Amy is trying to exaggerate clothing sizes, is when the store clerk brings her to there special room just for people ‘like her’. In the video the store clerk states " Ma'am do you want to try this on?" while Amy confused on why she is holding that responds "that is a tarp wood.” This shows how exaggeration is being used in the form of how people’s clothing. Therefore Amy uses exaggeration by showing the extreme reaction of clothing sizes. Amy Schumer uses satire effectively in her "size 12" video by showing in overall the ridiculousness that plus size women are being treated in stores and society's views. Satire is making fun of someone else's stupidity. For example in the video when Amy was given the tarp wood as a piece of clothing the store clerk had responded with " yes, it's perfect for covering the pool or your problem areas." First of all Amy was give a tarp wood as a piece of clothing since, she had asked for a size 12. This shows how ridiculous plus size woman are being treated by asking for a bigger size. Therefore Amy is using satire effectively because she is making fun of all the stores that do have plus sizes but are like wearing a tarp wood for clothes. As well as how society thinks the best thing for plus sizes women is to cover everything up. To conclude Amy Schumer sheds light on the fact that plus size woman are not being treated right. This topic is important because woman or anyone who is plus size might not feel comfortable in their own skin. Woman get so much for being plus sizes and to get it while they're shopping to make themselves feel beautiful is too much in my opinion. This sources is effective because even though it is humorous it still shows the viewers that plus sizes woman do have to go through something similar to what Amy had experience. Amy makes this humor effective by using the superiority theory, exaggeration and, satire. This video is funny but it does have a strong and powerful message. Being plus size is beautiful and no one should be put down for their weight. In this open letter about women who shame catcalling by Wendy Lintner, she talked about how as an older woman she needs the catcalling to justify herself as a woman. I had picked this because I felt as if this would be interesting to see why someone would want to be catcalled. Wendy was making fun of how women want to be justified as a human being but, she felt like people in their 30's need this justification. Wendy sheds light on the fact that catcalling is not a bad thing and some people need it. In the open letter she stated "Some of us are trying really hard over here and we appreciate having our efforts acknowledged, so stop speaking for all of us with your catcalling shaming videos and your angry blog posts bemoaning how awful it is being told how hot you are by total fucking strangers who aren’t married to you and are therefore forced to tell you your ass looks great, even though you both know it doesn’t look great at all". This is showing how Wendy thinks catcalling isn't such a bad thing; she needs it because she wants to know that other people think she looks great instead of just her husband. Another example of how Wendy thinks catcalling is a good thing is when she stated " Do you know what comes after brassieres? Harnesses, that’s what. All we had was the occasional lewd and lascivious comment yelled out by some homeless man on our walk to the subway but you, you took that away from us. And for what? So you could feel “valued as a human being?” Who the fuck are you? What makes you so fucking special?" Wendy is trying to show people that you can't speak to everyone she in particular likes to be catcalled. She is trying to show people that older women need catcalling. Her body is getting older and she doesn't feel as beautiful as she did before but, catcalling is her way to feel beautiful. One last example of Wendy shows how older women need catcalling is when she said "find a way to self-select as a woman not wanting to be verbally accosted by, say, turning thirty and eating a few too many cheese scones- even though you’ve developed lactose intolerance-so the rest of us can have our physical appearances validated in really unhealthy ways?". Finally Wendy is suggesting that catcalling is needed for older woman. They need this validation from other guys that don't see her at all and to know that she looks pretty.
Vocab: bemoaning-sorrow over something she was bemoaning over the death of her father Lewd- Crude and offensive in a sexual way Tom spent all day outside and making lewd comments to woman |
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