CW producers, this is NOT okay.
For some unfathomable reason, possibly to enforce the idea that to make a boy like you, you have to completely change your personality, the CW has decided to make a REALITY show about a girl who likes a boy but is too "frumpy" and "doesn't know how to flirt".
REALLY?
Why is it a reality show? This is a real person, who is allowing some British beeyatch to a)probably make her anorexic, b)make her wear lots of makeup, and c)have her spend all her money on "NICE" clothes. All for a stupid guy.
This reminds me of when I was six and watched Grease for the first time. I asked my sister what it was about and she said, "it's a musical about a girl who completely changes herself for a guy." Exactly.
I don't understand why the media seems to think it's a good idea to make girls think this. Do we want to destroy their self-esteem? Boys are stupid anyway. This is just stupid.
I'm sorry if this lacks the eloquence of usual Lady Times posts. This is my first time here.
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there's a lot of money to be made in keeping girls and women insecure about their looks and personalities. magazines, beauty products, mani-pedis, fashion, plastic surgery--multibillion-dollar industries that basically sell insecurity and subservience. it's probably going to get worse as more women are making more money and have the income to buy this stuff.
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Loved this post mimi! That show reminds me of some nightmare-ish experiences I had (or saw friends go through) with some mean girls in middle school. Like when she calls the dude without telling "Plain Jane" to set up a date for her! That's such a mean girl move, and yet somehow it's supposed to be empowering or something. Bizarre.
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