The videos that we watched today were really intriguing and showed how society sees women. As a girl, you are told that you have to weigh a certain size, use this brand or that of makeup, wear certain clothes and not show too much skin for the sake of the men. The Dove commercial was a realistic, at least for me, representation of what the media says to girls on how to hold themselves up. If you aren't like the women in the magazines, movies, shows, etc. guys won't even look at you. Plus, I think the statistic is like 1 in every 7 or less women will be assaulted in some way in their lifetime. That's very frightening that this happens. With how awful that it though, I dislike how the media and society itself rarely, if at all, talks about the fact that guys go through this too. It may not be every 1 in 7, but it is still a problem and no one should have to go through that. Guys have expectations too. If you don't have abs or if you're not muscular, you aren't a true man. One thing that I've also noticed is that if a young couple has sex, the girl is called a whore while the guy is being praised. So, if she gets pregnant, she has to feel the judgmental looks and shame while he gets congratulated and pats on the back.
The video about the guy being a part of the girl was also relatable. It seemed to be what all us girls all agreed on how it'd be if we were in a relationship or if we are. Since we are more emotional, we can feel like we are one person.. I can't say this for sure since I wouldn't personally know.. It's just wonderful when a video can be relatable to everyone without some of us being in relationships.
Lastly, the video where she was represented by a hen for that portion of the video was a strong message. It was conveyed very well. The hen was vulnerable and he began to pluck all of her feathers until she was naked. She had no defense and no way out of the situation. Rape is a strong subject to deal with and it can take long periods of time to forgive the person who took advantage of you. All of these videos had strong messages that rang true for most girls.
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