This photo is of my seven year old little sister (she came up with the title). It portrays how litttle girls are influenced to be like there mothers or older sibilings, by wearing make up, dresses, and pearls. She is sitting at my vanity with lip stick and nail polish all around her showing that she is trying to act older than what she really is.
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I like how the little girl in this picture is looking outside towards the light. It as if she is waiting to be older, to be just like the role models she sees on television and in her own household. I think it represents how little girls think the world will be so much better when they get older. Instead they should be enjoying life when they are young. She even crosses her legs like a model or older woman would do. She obviously did not come up with this pose on her own, but probably has seen it in a magazine or from her sister.
There is clearly evidence of media influence, as well as parental influence previously discussed. Every day women, teens, and young girls see sexualized women in magazines, on TV, on billboard advertisements, etc. She is only 7 years old, and she is already wearing a short dress, high heels and a pearl necklace. The media tells young girls what they need to wear, and how we need to do our make-up to be beautiful. She's looking out the window, instead of directly at the viewer. This type of pose is used constantly in the media, and some even argue that the distraction of women in the media makes them appear vulnerable.
This photograph reminds me a lot of my little cousin. She's the youngest in our family, and the next cousin closest in age to her is 7 years older. She's always looked up to us girls in the family. First of all, I like how the little girl is staring out the window. It's as if she, in my opinion, is lost in all the madness of becoming "beautiful" per say. All the makeup, jewelry, revealing clothing, and high heels show how much this little girl pays attention to the media. She's trying to follow the "norm" she sees on everyday television and magazines probably lying around the house. The nail polish on the vanity portrays (in my opinion) a little bit of her childhood shining through. I know I make sure my little cousins’ nails are always painted and my cousins enjoy painting mine when we’re together. The bright lights in the photo symbolize all the fun she’s having playing with the makeup and dressing up at this young age. If the photo were taken of an older girl, preferably in her teenage years, the lights would most likely be dingy to portray a sense of unhappiness because she would be trying to fit in. But this little girl doesn’t see the harm in what she’s doing to herself, so right now the bright lights portray an aura of happiness and fun.
the little girl in the photo really shows how young girls these day grow up so much faster than what they really should. With role models of older relatives and the media little girls really cant and dont want to be young, instead they want to be older and put make-up on or worry about how they look like. These girls dont realize that they really should be enjoying life as they are and not try to grow up to fast.
I think this picture is good, in that it shows how little girls are influences to be just like their mothers. To act older, and by acting older they need to alter the way they dress and appear to be like. The little girl is looking towards the light, as if she is looking for guidance, for hope...
This photo makes me a little sad. At first glance some may think "aww howcute!" but actually this is a little girl that is trying too hard to grow up too fast. We are only children once, and all need to learn to embrace it. Unfortunately, there is no place for children in the media, so girls are becoming more woman like at a younger and younger age.
I like how the little girl is sitting very maturly. She is dressed very nice, and as a little girl I can remember playing dress up and wanting to be like some of my older female family members. Young girls learn how to dress and act from the older women in the family, and sometimes the women dont understand that, or think about it when they are in front of the children.
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