Everyday women in society are bombarded with ads, commercials, and even articles about how they should look, what they should wear, what they should eat, and even what exercises they should do to. It seems like society plays a huge role in the lives of women in our society. If you don’t dress, or look, or eat like society says you should, people begin to wonder what is wrong with you and judge you for being different. Also, if society is putting these expectations on the women, what message are they sending to the young teens and girls in society? Are we also telling them that in order to fit in they have to do all these things? What’s happening to the girls who don’t fit in? Or what about the women in society who refused to conform to what society wants?
By: Jessica McClean
When I was in middle school and high school, I was bullied because I was not like all of the other girls in my classes. I wasn't the best kept up, and my biggest issue was my weight. I feel that bullying is one of the biggest problems that we have, when it comes to girls and not being pretty enough. If your hair is messed up, you wear not matching outfits, or you aren't showing enough skin, you will get ridiculed by other people. I feel sorry for the girls that have to fall to this peer pressure. I feel that girls need to start getting away from this idea of giving into the ways of society. It's time for girls to break free and find their own identity.
ReplyDelete-Courtney O'Donnell
This horrible ideology that women must wear makeup, dress accordingly, exercise and take up as little space as possible, marry, have children, etc. in order to be accepted has just increased with technology and advancements in our society. In order to change what we have known for so long, educators and guardians need to instill the idea that everyone is unique and we need to get young children to love themselves for who they are and appreciate their diverse opinions, appearances, and ideas. If we can increase their self-equity and esteem at a young age, I believe they will be less likely to feel pressured to conform to these rash stereotypes. The apparent issue of bullying, discrimination, and harassment based on appearance can be stopped, but it will take more than a government-issed law.
ReplyDelete-Brittany Toapha