The whole princess and superhero
culture discussion got me thinking about me and my life. You see, I used to be
in pageants when I was younger, nothing like you see now a day on television
because my mom wasn't as crazy as those other mothers. Nonetheless, I still
trotted around in frilly dresses and did cute little dance moves; I was in
parades with other beauty queens and rehearsed for countless hours for
different routines. From what we talked about in class it seems like I should
have grown up still wearing dresses, consumed by material goods, and needing to
be the center of attention. But in fact, I think I'm close to the opposite of
all of that. I started out being somewhat of a princess but now, somewhere
inside of me, I feel like a superhero. A superhero is essentially there to save
the day, to rescue the damsel in distress and to be much more than the common
folk. There should be no lines drawn between boys and girls and princesses and superheroes.
Should boys not be able to feel beautiful? Should girls feel like they are
unable to save the world? Well as for me and my life I’ve come just about full
circle from princess to superhero with no desire to change the way I live my
life. I know that if/when I have children they will be able to express
themselves freely and won’t have to be subjected to certain things based on
their gender.
No comments:
Post a Comment