Teenage Girl Crush

gospel more direct than others. I understand that people just need some kind of experience that gives them that reality check, but on the other hand I can definitely see how it could scare someone into believing in Christ. When I went, there were girls in my group who got so scared they started crying and cried the whole time, even after it was over. To me, some of the actors were actually pretty rude. Some yelled at us to hurry up (even though it was literally pitch black and we could not see…

I am a girl. I have always been a girl, have always seen myself as a girl, and hold onto being a girl as a part of my identity. For most of my life, this identity has not had a profoundly negative nor positive impact on how I live. I have the privilege of having grown up in liberal Sonoma, where my being a girl did not automatically make me lesser. I played Co-Ed soccer until I was 10, was given the same opportunities to learn as the boys in my classes, and never had anyone other than a…

In “The problem with separate toys for girls and boys” Hains explains that gender rigid toys negatively impact children’s psychological development. That is the case she claims, because this marketing strategy tells children who they should be, how they should behave, and what they should be interested in. However, children are supposed to use play as a way to try on new roles, experiment, and explore interests (Hains 2015). Another problem is that gendered toys are causing children to stop…

Going from a little girl to an eighteen year old women,stereotypes toward females have become apparent. Living in a society that revolves around social media,it is hard to avoid stereotypes and the shame they bring to girls. Men and boys also deal with stereotypes,but since I am a female certain stereotypes directly affect me. The stereotypes that society puts on women are appearance, their role, and actions. These stereotypes can negatively affect women;I know from experience. The stereotype of…

that can be replaced as easily as the kitchen mat that represents the insignificance of Mrs. Willard (Bonds 54). Esther only manages to free herself temporarily. She feels better at the moment, but The Bell Jar is still hanging over her head. She has not succeeded in fulfilling her aspirations but instead learned how to live in the world of her time, gained control and confidence in her decisions and came to terms with her complicated personality. This outcome can be considered an important…

desire not to be black that she is willing the imagine harm to her black body. In addition to thinking about Morrison’s presentation of this theme, I also thought about the documentary Dark Girls and thought back to the way that the way that the manifestation of colorism was shown by the director. The little black girls' choice of dolls was one way that this was shown, therefore, inspiring me to incorporate details about Pecola’s creation of a doll that emulates white beauty standards. I took…

Beauty Pageants are a way girls can learn important life skills while also having fun. It’s a way to learn the difference between winning and losing and also gaining friendships, not even just in beauty pageants, all other different types of pageants such as rodeo queen pageants and “natural pageants” girls are able to learn more about themselves. Beauty pageants give girls additional skills that they can use in their life growing up. From competing it gives them more confidence, develops social…

cancer and stunted growth. Moreover, wearing heels from a very young age can cause lower back pain. Indeed, heels push the weight forward, and result to pain in the lower back and also and the disruption of feet growth. For this particular reason, girls should wear their heels even outside the pageants because the development of their feet has be done in a way that doesn’t enable them to wear other shoes because it became uncomfortable for them.(Anonymous, 5 reasons pageants are bad for kids)…

Beauty pageants teach girls and boys to act inappropriately for attention. Marie O’Halloran, a lead writer for Irish times, declares “‘Catapulting young girls and young boys into a sexuality for which they are neither physically or cognitively ready is a form of theft’” (O'Halloran). As used in this quote, catapulting means to throw or submerge kids into situations they are not ready for. This quote explains how beauty pageants introduce boys and girls to extreme levels of sexuality and…

controversial issue as it gives young girls an unrealistic sense of what a woman should look like. Whereas Batman insights and sends a message to boys to be strong and tough. The toys a child plays with can shape their skills and the roles they will participate in later on in life. The marketing of toys is aimed at children because they are easily influenced and do not have the cognitive skills to understand the underlying message.…