[Readers please note you will be seeing new posts on my blog which correlate with one of my subjects at uni- Online Journalism!]
KERRBLOOM!
Online news is everywhere. And this week, Miranda Kerr was plastered all over our news websites with her recent launch at David Jones.
She is a mother like any other stylish celebrity mum who is preened to perfection, wearing the latest designers outfits, these "mothers" dominate the glossy magazine covers, pictured with their children in poses that make parenthood seem the most effortless and glamorous of undertakings. And it seems a new trend has prevailed with a maternity craze hitting up the cover stories of the latest news media outlets rebranding the truthful image of a mother. (Think Victoria Beckham, Miranda Kerr and Denise Richards).
She is a mother like any other stylish celebrity mum who is preened to perfection, wearing the latest designers outfits, these "mothers" dominate the glossy magazine covers, pictured with their children in poses that make parenthood seem the most effortless and glamorous of undertakings. And it seems a new trend has prevailed with a maternity craze hitting up the cover stories of the latest news media outlets rebranding the truthful image of a mother. (Think Victoria Beckham, Miranda Kerr and Denise Richards).
I mean, when there are paparazzi beating at their door, we've got to hand it to these ladies. They manage to make motherhood look like a glamorous doddle in skinny jeans. Who wants to be snapped in their grey track pants with matching bags around their eyes anyway?And lets not forget that being with baby-on-board doesn't prohibit these stars from attending elite social events, let alone looking mumsy. Look at Miranda Kerr. Her recent return to the David Jones runway has caused online news chaos with excessive tweeting and online news stories, videos and galleries being posted about the mum, claiming that "motherhood is what has made her sexier than ever!"
But to be honest, it's those fat, disheveled and exhausted mothers are the only ones feeling inadequate. As soon as the baby has dropped, A-List celebrities are back gracing the red carpets looking as gorgeous as ever showing no signs of labour! Ahem, Miranda. The mere mortals of the world however are up to their elbows in dirty nappies, sleepless nights and juggling feeding schedules.
It's our viewing, and entertainment choices as women that these images of celebrity mums are continuously circulated, bought, replicated and discussed around us. And who is to blame? Well the one and only vicious cycle of all social, psychological and cultural impacts, persuading the desperate and insecure public into its endless tube of gossip: the media. And nowadays, that also includes the world wide web.
