Kristagarner’s Weblog

This video kind of goes with what we were talking about in class today.  It’s an episode from the Tyra Banks show, and there are young girls, like really young girls who think they’re fat, and not pretty enough.

 The image that our world has today on what it means to be pretty or skinny, in my opinion, is out of control.  It’s crazy that these young girls are worrying about these things so early on.  Im pretty sure that when i was 5, i was in drill team, dance, and riding motorcyles and four wheelers with my brothers.  I could have cared less about what i looked like.  These girls are getting these ideas from everyday television.  One of my favorite shows, Americas Next Top Model is probably the biggest promoters to telling young women how they should look, but then again, the show is aimed at an older generation.  You have to be at least 18 to even be on the show.  So, these young girls who are getting the wrong perceptions of themselves are watching shows that aren’t even aimed at their age group.  these girls are already acting like many older women, and teenagers do by not only seeing themselves as not good enough,  but watching shows that they aren’t even old enough to be watching.  At times, i feel that tyra banks is being a hypocrite for saying that it’s ok not to be skinny, b/c she isnt, but her show promotes skinniness.  She always says on her show that a plus size model can win, but it’s been 8 cycles, and now 9, and there hasnt’ been a plus size model yet.  I tried to find one episode that i watched of her show where a russian model was on there, and she weighed 85 pounds and said she wanted to lose more weight.  And that 85 pound women told another girl who weighed maybe 160 pounds that she was fat! it was the most revolting thing i had ever seen, b/c the women who was 85 pounds said she looked healthy, when that girl had no curves on her body! We are women, we have child bearing hips, and we have breasts, and it just disgusts me that this women has no intent to respect her body enough and keep it healthy. 

 So, as for what we were saying in class..i think that society is destroying peoples lives, but im not sure if they know that they are doing it or not.  They put this label on what perfection is, and tell women that they are suppose to be that way, and it is not only affecting women, but even 5 year olds! it’s crazy!

My advice: If you want to fix your hair, fix your hair. If you want to eat chocolate every night for dinner, eat chocolate every  night for dinner.  If you want to wear baggy or slutty clothes, wear baggy or slutty clothes.  Just respect yourself enough so that other people will. 

The movie touch guise that we watched in class was a lot more interesting than i thought it was going to be.  I thought it was just going to say that guy think they’re smarter, stronger, and better than women all together, but the movie really broke it down and showed how and why men are like that. I think that it’s crazy that boys start learning to be manly at such a young age, the more i think about it, the more i realize how much that it true.  This class has made me notice certain things about people, movies, and commercials that i normally wouldn’t have noticed.  I think more about phrases or saying aimed toward women, but back to the movie…I think it was a really good movie, at least from what i saw..however, i think it would be more helpful if more guys watched it so they could see how they really act, b/c im sure most guys dont even noticed they act that way.  It really went into depth about the way guys think, and just how society is so used to the male being the dominant person.  But what really caught my attention was that most people are so used to guys committing rape, that they are like “oh, that happens everyday” but as soon as a woman committs a crime like that, all hell breaks loose! I dont know, just some things about this society today just get on my nerves.

Since this is my first blog, I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what i would talk about.  I finally decided that I was going to talk about my thoughts and opinions on lesbians and gays.  Personally, I really don’t care what other people do.  It’s none of my business, and it’s no one else’s business but the people in the relationshiop.  I believe that people should have the freedom to express themselves however they choose.  As long as I’m not being harmed or in danger, then i don’t have a problem.  This topic happend to be a big topic in class, and we said that most feminists are considered to be “lesbians” or “gays”,which is not always the case.  I feel that people make these assumptions without actually knowing the truth.  It’s kind of like making the assumption that Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends are all sluts, but you don’t know them, so it’s not fair to them to call them that.  

 My dad is a Democrat and i was raised in more of a liberal type environment, but my mom is conservative.  The conflict between my parents siding with two different parties is that it causes me to be kind of stuck in the middle.  I’m not real sure what my beliefs on Politics are, but i find my dads beliefs to be more appealing to me.  I agree with most of the things he says.  He hates when people say that “Mexicans” need to stop stealing our jobs, when in reality, they need jobs too.  It’s not their fault they were born with that ethnicity.   He also believes that if you want to be gay or lesbian, then you should be able to.  People don’t need other people telling them how to live their lives.  My mom, however, says that the bible says that men aren’t suppose to be with men, and women aren’t suppose to be with women.  Most of my opinions come from listening to my dad, i just hope one day i can make my own accusations about things, instead of having to choose between my parents. 

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!