Why do we view these humans, normal people, as celebrities and princesses? Why is their mere presence an honor?
I'm not completely bashing celebrities because some famous people are FAMOUS for a reason. It's the ones that aren't, or aren't famous for anything worthy (opinion obviously) that it's a shame.
But is it our fault? Yes and no. We are fed news about these people every day, multiple times a day. When you're in the grocery store you see magazine upon magazine with gossip and stories on these people. Their lives are our lives and we indulge in their lives. We want their lives and we read to try to grab on to one little tiny bit of being rich and famous. Now I say yes and no for a couple reasons, one is... someone is making these, and they continue to make them because we continue to read them and eat them up.
It's always been that most people want what they can't have. Not necessarily everything, but there is one thing that you wish you had or wish you were that you aren't, and these people are. And so that's where I say this princess ideal has expanded so much because it's the same ideal of envy and lust of a life you don't have and a person you're not, it's just in a different light.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Effects
The effects that the princess ideal has on women and girls is obvious. At least to me it is. And it's sad.
It's gotten worse as the ideal of what a girl is supposed to look like has morphed. I'll give it to the first princess that it was about beauty and dresses and jewels, that's a dream. But what it's morphed into is how skinny you are, how tan, how big your boobs are, and how pretty your face and hair are. It's no longer about the same thing, for women at least. And unfortunately even little girls are getting fed this nonsense at such a young age that they are made to grow up too quickly.
Recently in a class we watched a documentary that surfaced on this. It was called "Sext Up Kids," and it was appalling.
They start out by showing you the typical little girls playing dress up as princesses and wanting to be Cinderella, Belle, etc. Then before you know it they are putting on make up and wanting to prance around in heels. I can truly say that this is not how I grew up. Watching it with my classmates they all felt the same.
It gets bad enough at my age and teenage years, that it makes me so upset that it's only getting younger and younger.
I can understand why parents are started to stray their kids away from the fairytales we all grew up with, and it's a shame because it's a great part of childhood
It's gotten worse as the ideal of what a girl is supposed to look like has morphed. I'll give it to the first princess that it was about beauty and dresses and jewels, that's a dream. But what it's morphed into is how skinny you are, how tan, how big your boobs are, and how pretty your face and hair are. It's no longer about the same thing, for women at least. And unfortunately even little girls are getting fed this nonsense at such a young age that they are made to grow up too quickly.
Recently in a class we watched a documentary that surfaced on this. It was called "Sext Up Kids," and it was appalling.
They start out by showing you the typical little girls playing dress up as princesses and wanting to be Cinderella, Belle, etc. Then before you know it they are putting on make up and wanting to prance around in heels. I can truly say that this is not how I grew up. Watching it with my classmates they all felt the same.
It gets bad enough at my age and teenage years, that it makes me so upset that it's only getting younger and younger.
I can understand why parents are started to stray their kids away from the fairytales we all grew up with, and it's a shame because it's a great part of childhood
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