As a woman, society paints me to be beautiful, skinny and sexy, yet humble and modest at the same time. In a world where women are supposed to be seen as practically equals, we are still used as sex symbols.
In high school it has gotten even worse with the added hormones and expectations to be “young, wild and free.”
As a teenage girl, I have encountered numerous guys who find it acceptable to ask girls for inappropriate pictures.
They will not take no for an answer either; they will badger you about it until you either give in or shut your phone off. We are surrounded by risqué depictions of women. Young girls see this and want to keep up with the latest trends and styles, which explains seeing 12-year-old girls dressed like nightclub dancers.
Most men complain that women spend too much time on make up and appearance, yet when a girl doesn’t have her makeup or hair done, she is considered sloppy and unkempt.
Men do not know what goes into a woman’s appearance; they seem to think that we just magically appear freshly styled. Some think women dress for men, but if that were the case, there would be little to no clothing worn.
We dress to impress other women; we want to be thought of as cute and stylish. We are our own worst enemy. We judge each other based on how we look.
If we want men to stop thinking of us as Barbie dolls, we have to stop judging one another and support ourselves as women.