Aubrianna, my niece, is 5 years old. She’s very dainty, and she also loves running and being active. As seen in the picture, she has already adapted the “girly-girl” apparel and attitude. She is the focus of the picture, symbolizing that she’s the center of attention, and she wears that label proudly. Her clothes are short, and also full of purple, pink, and polka dots (colors and patterns connected closely with young females), emphasizing that she’s ready to go play and cheer, but she’s also holding on to the fact that she’s the princess. Her expression and demeanor are a huge factor in the photograph. She’s in a very strong and confident stance, and her facial expression is intimidating, as if she’s out to make certain everyone knows who she is. In the background, Aubrianna’s backpack is laying on the floor. Her backpack is also very pink and sparkly, symbolizing that she’s girly and cute in school around her friends; however, when she gets home, she shows more of herself, and the tomboy in her comes out.
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From: Elise Nagy
Viewing this picture I see a little girl, of course if I look closely at it and forget that she's a little girl, i also see the image of what can destroy girl's self esteem. The image shows the little girl in pink, a skirt, and a very feminine pose. Her color choice resembles how society teaches what little girls should associate with being a little girl. Her facial expression gives off what other qualities she may have, as mentioned she is also a tomboy. Her face comes off as almost masculine, which makes shows that she does not follow the cute smiley girly-girl. I could almost see a little boy dressed in a dress and skirt and see him making the same face. The pink backpack shows how she chooses to display herself in public, at the most important place of development; school. She probably chose the color pink because to her that is what defines her at this age. This is a great picture, and an adorable little girl, who I am happy to see is also a tomboy.
From: Jessica Reese
The first thing that caught my eye when I looked at this picture was the contrast in colors, and more importantly how the background is black and white which puts the main focus on not only the little girl, but the colors of her clothes as well. The colors of her clothes symbolize the gender scripts children are accustomed to at a fairly young age. For example, girls play with dolls and boys play with trucks or girls wear pink and boys wear blue. Another important thing that I noticed is her body language and how she is trying to portray this type of mature and dominant attitude by having her hand on her hip. Also she is looking directly into the camera, which represents confidence and power. However, the T.V. behind her is what stood out to me the most. I think the television represents media in general and how children adapt to their gender norms by observing everything that surrounds them, whether it is television shows or simply the postures of people they are often around. We have learned in this unit that these gender norms that children are exposed to as an infant are carried out throughout their life, and these stereotypes tend to place certain limitations on children once again at a young age. My last thought was that the backpack on the floor could represent how young children focus more on fitting in or performing their proper gender roles rather than focusing on things that are important and very essential to being successful in life; For example, getting an education or a job in the future. These restraints children experience carry into their adulthood as well and sometimes as adults they still tend to shy away from their individual responsibilities in order to conform to the ideals of society.
As I view this photo of “The Cheerleader”, I see that it’s a young little girl. I see lots of pinks, purples, and polka dots, which shows that she is a very girl girl as society would see it. I think it definitely shows how she is the cheerleader type, with the sports bra and little spandex, with the colorful high socks, as most cheerleaders always want to show off their body and look cute doing it. But as I pay close attention to her face, she doesn’t look happy nor sad, but a little angry with a little bit of attitude as if she doesn’t want to be wearing the outfit or be a cheerleader. The pink backpack symbolizes that when she goes out in public, she wants people to see that she is the typical girl, likes pink things, just like any other girl. Also, I think with the paper crumbled up by her foot could be a piece of work from school and she doesn’t even care that she crumbled it up because of the idea that girls, especially blonde girls, are dumb and don’t care about school.
When I look at this photo I see a little girl who is dressed up in clothing that gives her an outward appearance of being girly. Meanwhile her stance and facial expression represents something else. Aubrianna’s stance shows that she is a little sassy and showing some attitude, because her hands are placed on her hips. Whenever a woman is seen with their hands on their hips they are automatically thought of as displaying an attitude. The expression on her face seems like she is not that thrilled to be having her picture taken, which could explain the sense of attitude being given off. The description states that she is a tom boy so maybe being in this girly color clothing is interfering with her tom boy personality. In the background of the picture I could see the back pack on the floor. Aubrianna posing in front of the back-pack makes it look like society is saying that looks come before education. In this situation Aubrianna’s looks are literally coming before her education because she is positioned in front of her book bag. After viewing this picture it made me realize that society shows little girls that it is okay to be whom you want to be; however if you are a girl you should be dressed and “posed” in clothing that displays the girly image even if your true personality is not girly.
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