Judgment

Models, Actors, and Musicians set the standards for how society precedes people and how we are supposed to look. We have moved away from being concerned to what is on the inside to what our outer appearance is. In the olden days having a curvaceous body was envied and the goal, now being thin and muscular is the only way to go. These appearance stresses are put more on women rather than men. If you aren’t born with good looks and a desirable body then you are put under a lot of pressure to attain the results.

The age that you are being judged on your outer look is becoming younger and younger.  When little girls go to school is it almost like a competition to impress others. But who do they really want to impress the boys? Or the other girls? Are they trying to make the other girls envious so they get more attention?  There are different types of things that girls want to show off and impress others with. If a girl has a “nice butt” or “big boobs” as the boys would say, they would wear clothes to show off those assets to the boys. If they aren’t trying to show those off, honestly the guys don’t care what they wear or how much those shoes cost, or what brand they are. Otherwise they are trying to show off their money or looks so they get compliments from other girls so they want what they have.  And if a girl doesn’t have the right or best brand of the material they are looked down upon. A classic example would be the brand Uggs, they are an expensive boot with fur on the inside that are around $200. There are also many knock off brands that are out there that aren’t as nice and are cheaper. If you are caught in them be prepared for the stink eye.

Material things aren’t everything that is being judged, your physical body is being observed. If you arent skinny enough or too skinnyyou get made fun of by stupid kids. The definition of normal is next to impossible to attain. Even the most beautiful and toned model gets airbrushed in their photos so they are made “perfect”.  Young men who see these models think that al girls need to look like that and judge regular people based on model types. The trick is is that they are basing everything off the airbrushed version that isn’t even real. It is sad that people these days are influenced so much on how someone is supposed to look and not on who they are as a person.

The media gives models, actors, and musicians a lot of crap if they don’t look perfect, because they are always in the spotlight. They are never happy with people and are constantly criticizing. We as Americans then fall into the turmoil and begin to think that that is the right thing to do. This is leading to young girls being put into depression, being unhappy with their own body and even cutting themselves. This is too much pressure and one day when I have a child I will be worried for what they are going to face in society. (544)