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Boy
Bashing?
Sometimes I wonder what these fashion designers
are thinking. I read an article in our local newspaper recently which left
me in wonder. What happened to girl power? Teaching our daughters to respect
themselves? Emphasizing self-esteem & sexual equality?
Now, it seems that someone in the fashion industry
decided that it's a good thing for our girls to brag about how they look
down on the male gender. To them, it's cool to treat men & boys like
unworthy objects. Is that supposed to make our daughters feel better about
themselves? Your daughter can actually walk into a well-known department
store and purchase shirts with sayings like:
"Boys Lie"
"Boys Are Great - Everyone Should Own One"
"Lying, Cheating, Stinking Boys"
Now, I have no problem with girls wearing shirts
that say things like "Girls Rule", or "Girls Are Great", but since when is
it cool to talk bad about someone else to make ourselves feel better? Isn't
that something that responsible adults are supposed to teach our kids to
NOT do?
Not only that, but can you imagine what kinds
of things the men's & boy's department will fight back with? Are you
going to put your foot down and draw the line, explaining to the young girls
in your life why this is NOT cool? |
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| I know what I'm going to do. I will not
spend a penny on these types of products. I will urge others to do the same.
If nobody is buying them, there will be no need to continue to make such
degrading clothing. I am not pro-censorship, but I am for mutual respect
of others - treating others how we wish to be treated. If we say bad things
about them, they will most likely do the same in return. This isn't the type
of behavior that I want to see my young daughter engaging in as she gets
older. When she is an adult, she can make her own decisions. This clothing
is being marketed to our 'tweens & teens!
My daughter only going on five years old right
now. But if this trend continues, I hate to think about what girls' clothing
might be saying in another five or ten years. As a parent, I feel it is our
job to teach our girls good values and morals. How can it help a young
impressionable girl's self-esteem to be putting down others in such a rude
way? Imagine the harm that it can do to the self-image of today's youth.
I hope that whoever started it will see the error in their ways, and the
moms at the malls and department stores with their daughters will openly
show their disapproval.
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You may also enjoy reading
My Out-Of-Control
Teen: For parents with out-of-control teens.
~~~~~
Valerie Zilinsky is a married mother
of two young children, and in her spare time, she is the 'WebMom' of
http://www.RaisingADaughter.com
valerie@raisingadaughter.com
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