• Faith,  Modesty

    The Problem with the Victoria Secret Fashion Show

      A quick scroll down Twitter last night revealed a plethora of tweets–gathered under a single hashtag–in which girls shamelessly debased their bodies, while binging on ice cream and chicken wings. The hashtag in question? VSFashionShow. The Victoria Secret Fashion Show–which aired last night–is an annual event that seems to have a rather magical ability to inspire both avid fans, and aggressive self-hate. Girls from around the world wait all year to watch the event, and then plop themselves down on the couch with a bucket of ice-cream and a box of tissues when it finally rolls around. Why this show seems to have such an appeal to young woman is a…