Fattening: The social implications on the Azawagh Arabs and the real me

Throughout the ethnography, ali handstation Desire written by Rebecca Popenoe, we get out one consistent antecedent that is brought up clock and time again women and the plump out of them to obtain a entrustd look. From the perspective of a Western third party, the idea of fattening to appear beautiful/appealing take carems ridiculous. It simply makes little sense because fattening, is improbably unhealthy, something that is recognized in Western culture and at the same time we prefer women to be as fit as possible. Looking with the ethnography we see that there are many reasons for fattening cosmos a key factor in making women an object of desire (Page.. citation) as stated by Popenoe. We can examine these cases through the make of Popenoe and determine as to how she came to this conclusion. At the start of the ethnography we can see from Popenoes initial experience while working with the Peace army corps in Niger, that the idea of fattening and how the women she sa w originally seemed as homely lumbering (Popenoe 2004 20). It was however while working with the Peace Corps that Popenoe spy that this rounded shape that was the norm among the women and was far more appreciated and desired. afterwards having decided to live with the Azawagh Arabs, Popenoe expresses the obvious indication of her being the outcast when it came to young-bearing(prenominal) sexual competition shown through the statement, With collar bones protruding and not a stretchmark to be found on my upper arms, I trust many women considered me a poor specimen of my sex. (2004 20). Even though it is shown that women and men are usually separate, Popenoes lack of physical beauty as per the Azawagh Arab women, allowed her to communicate with the men with no fear from the women that... ...dent that his job in collect better subsistence is going very well, likely meaning he is wealthy. It is not something which is meant to show off, but just happens in cases of abundance ( 2004 112). Most significantly is the control a woman can have over their husband, by waiting till the night to discuss what is on their mind as that is the point in the time where a man cant refuse them, their lust and sexual desire forces them to listen pretty much. Popenoe does an clarified job in her ethnography giving us the perspective of the Azawagh Arab society. We see how the culture is in such a society where women are modify for many reasons that are important such as sexual desire, marriage, and the overtaking towards womanhood. Such fattening has run societies in the area including the Azawagh Arabs since they were discovered and detain to do so today.