Hey guys,
Time for another blog. I KNOW I said Friday but my weekend became kind of hectic and I wasn't able to. I'm sorry, but I'm here now and ready to continue our conversation...
My question to you guys before I left on Wednesday was what did it mean to be a woman in today's society and in my next one (being this blog) I would tell you my opinion on the subject. BterflyGrl responded that she thought that it was really hard because women are expected to wear so many hats in the home and also in the workforce. She also said that women have to work harder to get ahead; and I have to say that I am in agreement with her. Women are viewed as the weaker sex, even today in 2010. However, I must say that we have make significant strives in the past fifty years that shows that we are on our way towards equality...we just have a ways to go before it happens.
Being a woman in today's society is difficult for many reasons including, but not limited to, the ones that BterflyGrl mentioned. One of the big things I see these days, is the strive for perfection by a lot of women. A lot of this is due to what is portrayed in the media everyday. Images are constantly been shown of what the "perfect woman" supposedly looks like, when in reality not even those being portrayed look like the result. How are women supposed to happy with themselves when they are constantly being told that the way they look isn't right. Being told something like this repeatedly can happen damaging affects to women's self-esteem and lead to even more serious problems. This is why women and girls are continuing to starve themselves so that they can fit the mold of what they think that perfection is. But my question to you, is what you think should be done about this problem? There are steps that have been taken in the right direction. There is a bill in Congress that demands that magazines and ads disclose the fact that retouching has been done to the photos they are looking at. While, this will the problem it will not be enough. Young girls especially need to know that there is nothing wrong with the way that they look and that there is no such thing as the perfect woman (and before someone throws out the name Megan Fox, she has clubbed thumbs so perfection has eluded her as well lol). They need to be able to look in the mirror and not just see their flaws. I know it's human nature but this is only so because we have been conditioned to look for them.
I could go on for longer about this topic but unfortunately it's 2 in the morning and I have classes in the morning (*sigh). I'll make sure to cover this topic some more next time, which should be sometime this upcoming week. Look for another blog around Thursday? I think my next blog is going to venture into the realm of boys... Dun, dun, dun(Okay I know that was lame but I've always wanted a reason to use that expression. :-) ). Until then, I look forward to reading your responses and if you like what you've read so far please make sure to tell your friends. The more the merrier. If you have any topics that you'd like for me to discuss please let me know. Nothing is off limits and I enjoy hearing from you.
Shout out to any and all college students that have exams and midterms this week. I am here suffering with you. Just remember Spring Break is right around the corner. Hang on! Until next time...
Love, peace, and harmony,
~ Loni
Impressive blog. I believe you should speak about women and education. More specifically, the roll it plays on and in their lives.
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ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed your blog so far and I love that you are working to empower women. I thought I would share with you about Sister Hope, a non profit I founded to do just that: empower girls and women around the world.
Our primary objective is to send reusable menstrual pads to girls living in poverty. In third world countries, girls and women are missing up to five days each month due to inadequate protection during menstruation. They are using unhealthy materials such as tree bark and newspaper to get by. As as a result of missing school, girls begin to fall behind and eventually drop out completely. So Sister Hope sends feminine hygiene kits to girls in developoing countries, in an effort to keep them in school EVERYDAY. This is just another example of one of the many challenges girls and women face around the world. At Sister Hope, we believe it is unacceptable for girls to miss school because they don't have proper sanitary protection.
I thought you might be intersted in checking out our website, www.sishope.org, and maybe even writing about this issue in your blog!
Keep up the good work,
Sarah Vandiver
www.sishope.org
sarah@sishope.org
I love your comment : Young girls especially need to know that there is nothing wrong with the way that they look and that there is no such thing as the perfect woman (and before someone throws out the name Megan Fox, she has clubbed thumbs so perfection has eluded her as well lol).
ReplyDeleteSo true and I had to paste that on my FB! haha, hope you don't mind!! I love the site DivaTribe which is where I found you. Thanks for sharing and giving me a better insight on "perfect women"! :)
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ReplyDeleteThis is the first time i have read your blog and it was very interesting to hear your ideas. I think you are completely right as to how the media and society may view women. What can be done? Although, this may seem like a problem that could be fixed, unfortunately this problem has been around for far too long to just have it go away over night. What people can do is realize for themselves that perfection is within everyone. even though no one may be perfect, the mindset one should have is to realize that each and every individual has some sort of perfection within them and that is what makes them special :)