Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Creative Blog #1
While tabloids, magazines, and t.v. shows fictionally portray the life of an average teenager, real teenage girls today are pressured into conforming to take on their same appearance. Girls feel as though they must look just like the girls on the magazines who weigh 100 pounds or less. They watch t.v. shows that relate to their life, yet they find that their physical appearance does not match up. Studies have shown that girls have taken drastic measures to be skinny and to enhance their physical appearance, such as getting surgical procedures. The actions of typical girls now are the epitome of dangers of conformity.
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Asia, i completely agree with you. Especially living in LA, seeing the repulsive things people do to their bodies in an attempt to be "hot" is gross. People should thrive and live happily with their natural beauty.
ReplyDeleteAsia, this is such an interesting topic. I totally agree with you of how the actions of typical girls are now the epitome of dangers of conformity. I feel like their thrive to be skinny is getting too far, and they shouldn't be pressured to look like people in magazines do.
ReplyDeleteI really like this idea Asia because this is so true. This could also relate to the the theme of pressure that we also talked about in class, how there are certain expectation for the youth of our day and age. But it is so sad, but everything you said is so true. The pressure and need for conformity in today's society is taking an unhealthy toll on the youth, particularly young girls.
ReplyDelete"Particularly on young girls" Shanelle writes in response. We should explore the pressure to conform girls experience in a series of blog posts.
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