Something that is a huge issue to me is the social pressure girls are exposed to at such young ages. Our society makes girls strive to be as thin and beautiful as possible. It is so sad to me that girls feel the need to put makeup on and dye their hair in elementary school. One of my best friends one said to me "When I am getting ready I am more focused on making sure I look better than the other girls rather than impressing guys." So many girls strive for the perfect look and it saddens me. When I get ready I take a shower and I am done. Girls are pushed by society to be create an entire package every day. I couldn't imagine getting ready for an hour every morning. I hope one day our society will change this and inner beauty will shine brighter than appearance. Girls are in a constant competition with other girls and I believe the way media and cosmetic industries advertise beauty is psychological torture. I also believe most males need to make more of an effort to help with this issue but most guys buy into this because of their own selfish needs. I believe women to be the stronger of the two, women could rule the world without men if they wanted to. Females create life and in nature most of the time the female is bigger and stronger than the male. With humans we push women to be smaller and more delicate and I think it has a lot to do with religion. Religion has held women back forever as well as countless other groups except powerful men.
I think that more parents need to stop letting these children wear make up i elementary school. I think the foundation of how we feel about our selves is what our parents say. I know my mom always told me i was beautiful and my dad didn't let me wear make up until high school. I now don't feel the need to wear make up and "look good" all the time. I do wear make up and dress up occasionally but i don't think i do it for anyone other than myself.
ReplyDeleteYour post reminds me of The Beauty Economy column: http://www.salon.com/life/since_you_asked/2011/09/18/price_of_beauty
ReplyDeleteWhen we women buy artificial standards of beauty from society, we undervalue our natural gifts. Yet, we are social animals, and our agreement with these standards helps to ensure that we belong to a pack. What do you think men can do to help?
Jessica Swan