In today’s society we are led to believe that if you want to
be a popular girl, you have to act like a popular girl. The typically popular
girls are represented as pretty, confident, dumb and usually white and blonde. They
mainly associate themselves with people that are like them (the popular crowd).
Many young teenage girls feel pressured to be popular so they can fit in and be with the
“cool kids.” To be popular you have to conform to the stereo type; which means not
being who you really are and changing yourself.
I agree, it is a shame that we are taught that if we want to be with the in crowd you have to be a certain way. Rather than expressing ourselves, we are forced to change who we are to fit in
ReplyDeleteVery few people embrace their differences to stand out. We all want to belong. Unfortunately, sometimes belonging to one group leads you to blur the ties you have with another group.
ReplyDeleteI get where you are coming from with this topic. Although I don't completely agree. I feel like when you are in high school, there is always the 'popular' crowd, but they aren't always made up of the blonde bimbos. They were the ones that were confident, had friends around them all the time, but it was for the simple fact that they were nice people and actually put themselves out there. They would be the kids in sports, out for drama, in different clubs or always doing something. (Maybe this was just the high school I went to). I feel like this changes a lot in college, where you don't really worry about who is 'popular' or not, but just try to better yourself and not really worry about the stereotypes.
ReplyDeleteI think that this information was vital and essential to what goes on in society as of now. Many people are ashamed of where they come from due to "The Norm", which is white. They are taught that "White is Good" and superior. I hope she finds her way and that you can teach her the importance of heritage. Nice blog.
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