from Rashonda
In the photo it is depicting how a girl who is a tomboy must feel when she is much pressured to become something that she is not. Many people encourage men to always have the persona of a tough male even during the early stages of their childhood but when a girl grows up being a tomboy she is praised by her peers as a sense of toughness especially when surrounded by guys but as the girl grows older her tomboy phase is expected to fade, but what happens if the tomboy phase is not a phase but instead a permanent lifestyle .In the picture you see a form fitting lace dress and instead of the girl hurriedly wanting to try it on , instead you see a full ripe juicy tomato being thrown at it , and I think this symbolizes that instead of angrily trying to destroy the dress she instead turns it into a somewhat joking matter and throws a random tomato at her dress , you see the girl dressed in a orange sweatshirt to state she is a girl and instead of hanging it on her closet she hangs it on her grandfather clock so it can be equally centered and she perfectly aims tomatoes at it so she can ruin her dress and make the statement she can make her own dressing decisions. I personally think that instead of overshadowing the tomboy issue it should instead be addressed and always let it be known that to be atomboy is accepted and people will support the decision.
1 comment:
This photo describes a lot of girls today. When I was younger, a
“tomboy” was a girl who hung with the guys, and did “guy things”.
However, today, a “tomboy” is very common and not only does, what our
culture says to be, guy things. I like the idea used to portray the
feeling of being a tomboy is okay. By throwing a tomato at the dress,
she is destroying her “girly girl” lifestyle, and trying to promote her tomboy lifestyle. I agree that women who tend to step-out of the box are generally accepted, but it is the total opposite for men. Although our society is very judgmental, individuals have to take it upon themselves to accept people for who they are, and not what is socially accepted. It was a very unique picture that is an example of what our textbook refers to as “The Prescriptive Aspect of Gender Stereotypes.”
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