From: Alexandra
According to the Glass Slipper Effect, women are less likely to pursue their ambitions, because princess fairytales are so embedded in their heads that a man (or they may call a prince) will come and save them (Rudman and Glick 220-222). I chose the background to be a fall theme with leaves and pumpkins, because it represents Halloween and most little girls want to be princesses or Disney princesses for Halloween. Most little girls don’t dress up in high status occupation costumes (like doctors) or in a costume of someone who does the rescuing (like superheroes), because those roles aren’t taught to their gender. In the picture, the little girl is dressed up as Cinderella, in which Cinderella is a known Disney princess to all girls, who married a prince that gave her a high status. The tiara symbolizes a young girl’s dream of gaining power by marrying a prince to become a princess, but not choosing to gain power by getting a higher education and choosing a male-dominated career path. Also in the picture, the little girl is posed like Cinderella, in which she is telling the prince to dance with her through body language, not by simply asking him to dance. “Traditional romantic ideologies suggest that girls and women ought not to exert direct influence over male romantic partners” (Rudman and Glick 218). As girls learn not to take charge at a young age, it may lead to them not wanting to take charge in their own careers or lives. With princess fairytales being so present in young girl’s lives, it may make them put attracting a mate before their own academic futures.
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From: MG
The fact that the subject's regular clothes (her sneakers and black pants) are visible under her costume adds to the notion that this is how society is telling the subject to dress. From the clothes underneath, viewers can see that this is not how the subject would usually dress. The camera is a distance away from the subject, which can signify that the camera (and society) doesn't always make themselves obviously known, but are always watching. The shadow in front of the subject suggests that the light is coming from behind her, which can speak about the purity of children who are so young. The subject is not looking at the camera, but is instead focusing her body language and eyes in a different direction. To me, her body language and expression are almost awkward, signaling that the subject has learned these movements from someone/somewhere else, and is not quite comfortable with using them yet.
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