http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vid=-RooDSW5gfI&v=woZTiMgWYDo&annotation_id=annotation_472188
In some of the articles we have read we have learned about females struggle for body image, looks, and the pressure that is imposed on females starting at such a young age. We all know how it feels to try and meet the standard society puts on us to be "perfect," so why then do we put more pressure and negativity on ourselves by putting each other down on top of that. Some of us may not realize how hurtful our actions and words really our, but in reality we all have been in the shoes of the person who is being made fun of. This campaign is something I feel everyone should become a part of. It's true in its word that everyone is different but EVERYONE CAN BE KIND.
I felt that this is something that truly relates to this class in a large way because when talking about obtaining equal rights among gender and other issues we all have to first unite as a whole. This can't happen if we continue treating one another the way that we do. As I have become older and talk to the girls I babysit whom the youngest is age 5, it breaks my heart to hear that they too have to go through the cruel actions that girls do to one another. This is something that should not be the norm but something that we should all strive to change. Next time you watch a female walk into a room don't think " why would she wear that, she's not cute etc." We all have a right to be who we are, and no one should be judged for that. If anything spread the word and BE KIND.
I'm not sure why it came out in one big blob of a post, it was originally sorted into paragraphs ! Sorry !
ReplyDeleteI saw this post and realized that I have heard of the "Kind Campaign" before but never really thought about it and put it in perspective of life. At the end of Kristine's post she talks about how when a girl walks into a room she is judged right away. She is judged and critiqued on how her hair looks all the way down to what shoes she is wearing that night. Unfortunately I have some female friends that judge other girls when we go out for a fun night uptown. They will comment on everything from what she is wearing, what she is drinking and even judge her by who she is talking to. Unfortunately I also have some male friends that do this exact same thing. I think it is just as likely for a male to judge a female as it is for a female to judge another female. Everybody just needs to mind their own business because it doesn't matter what someone says because chances are that girl is not going to change how she acts, what she wears or who she talks to just because of what people around her, whom she probably doesn't even know is saying about her. As most moms always say, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!"
ReplyDeleteI saw this video with a large (500+) group of women, and it was very interesting to see how differently everyone reacted. Many girls were brought to tears by the video, some laughed and called it "a lost cause" and others keep to them selves. When I asked a few people what about the video made them cry, there were basically just two answers; the first was that they were upset for the young girls in the videos stories and how young this begins and how negativity people are affected. The other girls brought to tears were crying because the video brought back memories of all the times they were personally affected. It made me realize how relevant this topic is and how mean girls really are to other girls. I personally could name thousands of times I've been bullied or brought down for no reason by another women. The girls in charge of The Kind Campaign are doing a great thing and are changing the lives of many.
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