The Other Girl

Barbies were first introduced in the late 1950’s and immediately pressed down on the way society views girls and how girls view themselves. negatively shape girls self-body image. Barbies have been a huge staple in children, mostly girls, childhood and this causes many girls to struggle with bad body images, also affect the way society sees women, and develop serious health issues. These affect the way women see themselves in the future. The Barbies so-called “perfect body” is unrealistic and…

to college in the United States. In China, people of the elder generation always have such kind of prejudice that they prefer boys to girls. My grandma and grandpa had been living in the countryside, so their prejudice was deeply rooted, so they did not like me. They thought my parents don 't need to spend too much money for me to study abroad, because I am a girl. They said to my parents don 't let me go abroad and said my grades don 't get into college, let me go…

American writer, novelist, and the social worker Marge has presented poem of an adolescent pitiful life and how situation is adapted by the time. “Barbie Doll” A poem, “Barbie Doll” is about a girl who was born unusually so society treats her as a dull adolescent; when she refused to adopt in the naughty in the society. This poem is about the life of women since born to the death. Although, Barbie doll, is the representation…

The woman on the window is rather faded and cannot be seen if no attention was put on it. It is as if the woman is only the background and compared to other elements in the foreground, where it can be seen clearly. Besides that, the woman is portrayed in a way where she is floating in the air instead of standing on a ground and sitting on a chair. This is a clear example of fantasy where a person can float…

In this book it talks about the new raunch culture and how it was becoming more prominent in today’s society. In this culture women make sex objects of themselves and of other women. Shows like Girls Gone Wild, other movies, and music videos are common types of media that women are used as objects to get better ratings. We can see this everyday. The sexualization of women in these videos influences the people that watch them to either act like…

Girls have came up from low levels to have what they want and they have fought for what they want as well; so it would only be right to give girls the opportunity to play on boy sports if they want. Playing on boy sports might benefit the boys more than the girls and may even better a team that girls may play on whether its football, rugby, hockey and so forth. Girls playing on boy sports team affects not only the girl but the boys, the team, and the parent of the girl trying to fight for the…

also born to behave how society expects a girl and a boy to behave, having a color-coded gender labels. As we grow up both sexes show a constant pressure from the media to fit into their gender roles. Considered a teen with no responsibilities, I would always spend time at the park after school. Usually, I would hang out with the boys, Timmy, Jimmy and Bobby. Timmy and Jimmy were the brothers I grew close to;…

long-legged girls who look exactly the same. Teenage girls are most attracted to this brand because of its popularity, the sense of…

Sexualization of Younger Girls Let me ask you a question. Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought something negative about yourself? That should not be the case but there are many others struggling with the same thing; because of the sexualization of young girls and women in the media. The sexualization of younger girls’ even women has been going on for as long as I can remember. It’s all over the media. Did you know that eighty percent of 10-year old girls in the U.S. report that they…

society’s expectations from women, particularly girls. Society does presume that young girl should act perfect, like a “Barbie Doll” with perfect body, hair, etc. This poem is about a girl who struggles with having a perfect body figure just like everybody else surrounding her, but unfortunately can not fulfill that. The little…