Thursday, October 28, 2010
You Are Plenty Beautiful
The pressure on women from the media to look impossibly beuatiflul is greater than it has ever been. This is not fair nor should it be the way that women are expected to look. Also, in the media, they have been portrayed as objects more and more which is completely disrespectful. Although a lot of people claim that it is all in fun and just joking around, it is the subliminal messgaes that always get through. That is why it is so important to be supportive. The socialization of gender through the media has led to many unideal occurences in the male and female world both and we must realize it in order to change it. I see it everyday with the way girls dress and the way guys act in gneral and towards girls and it is unecessary and should change. The first step is accepting this, and then we will be able to do something about it.
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I don't think we're in the same soc class, but the title of your blog caught my eye on Sal's little side bar. And not going to lie, it made me smile. I think girls need to be reminded from guys we're surrounded by that we're beautiful and don't need to be someone we aren't and shouldn't be. This also goes for girls helping guys in being supportive of them and encouraging them to talk about what's going on. This was an awesome post, thanks for writing it!
ReplyDeleteWe do need to be more supportive of girls. In fact, since watching the movie, I feel that I have really given a better effort to try and bring pressure away from my friends that are girls.
ReplyDeleteYes! I liked the title too! Nice writing, Connor. And I agree with Megan and Joey - girls need to hear this. They need guys telling them not to compare themselves to media and that they are beautiful for other things like their confidence, sense of humor, intelligence and caring.
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