My photo for this assignment portrays what the textbook describes as “Beauty Is a Beast”. My photo shows that girls learn at a young age that they are supposed to look a certain way and must do everything in their power to become what society deems as “beautiful”. Barbie is the ultimate role model for young girls to look up to. She remains the most popular girls toy in the United States, and although we may not think it, she is molding young girls minds into thinking that they must emulate her in every way. Her proportions are nearly impossible for any woman to attain yet she is still the standard for women’s beauty. Girls learn that in order to look pretty they have to be thin, hairless, fix their hair and wear make-up. It is unacceptable for women today to “go natural” and let their leg hair and under arm hair grow out. They would get ridiculed and labeled as weird because they don’t shave. I remember being extremely self-conscious when
I was in middle school and I still wasn’t allowed to shave my legs. This is just one example of how women’s gender roles are learned at a young age. Women have to spend a lot of money and even endure pain in order to keep up their attractive appearance. Young girls learn this and even practice through games like make-up and shopping. My photo shows the “natural” side paired with the “beautiful” side. I’m sure if you asked young girls which side was prettier they would say the right side because that’s the side where I’m wearing make-up and have my hair curled.
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This picture really shows the difference between how you look naturally and how you look when you put on makeup. Makeup can be fun, but it's also sad that society almost requires girls to wear makeup to look "presentable," even though you (and all girls) are beautiful with or without it! This picture uses the juxtaposition of your made-up face and your makeup free face to show how much effort you really have to put into getting ready and "putting on your face" and doing your hair. It's a lot of work, and it only seems to be expected of women.
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