The Girls Picketed In Front Of The School With Signs Like – The Falcon
I know that the media need to stop displaying women as objects and start focusing on their accomplishments and skills. Young girls must stop being taught that their bodies are a huge issue or that they must self police their appearances with intention to be taken seriously. While getting as long as they are therefore this open ended language leaves those enforcing the rule with that results in explanations like those shared with Sarah.The girls rallied.
Earlier this month, two separate stories unfolded involving the obsession with female appearances, both with powerful examples of women fighting for progress toward equality.
While calling her dress disastrous and frumpy, the 30 year old was critiqued entirely on her outfit by a few British daytime shows and their Twitter followers.
In the Radio Times, comedian Sarah Millican wrote a witty response to massive criticism for the dress she wore to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards last year. They both exemplify a serious problem the modern woman faces daily, while these instances have different circumstances. Somehow, society has found it justifiable to demand that girls follow a dress code that does little more than say to them, Your body is a distraction, a poser, and something to be hidden and ashamed of.
You are responsible for how other people respond to your body.