Talking Point #4 Christensen

Unlearning the Myths That Bind Is
Linda Christensen

Authors Arguement:
Christensen is arguing that the media we have as younger children imbeds into our brain early stereotypes, racisms, and superficial motifs. She reveals that as adults, and parents that it is our responsibility to stop these actions and not let them conitnue because it is not right to have these images being displayed to young children who develop into adults that have these ideas in their heads as being "ok."

Quotes:
1."Women who aren't white begin to feel left out and ugly because they never get to play the princess."
This must be the worst feeling as a non-white women. What little girl (or in my case now) doesn't want to be a princess, or pretend to be one, or be treated like one. When every single princess is white, every single queen and royalty is white, doesn't that give the image as a non-white women could never amount to a princess. This doesn't only make a women feel bad it is also racists, why can't an Africain American women be a princess? There isn't a good reason there should be a non-white princess in a fairy tale, in fact their should be many.

2."Happiness means getting a man, and transformation from wretched conditions can be acheived through consumption-in their case, through new clothes and a new hairstyle."
A woman does not need a man. Plain and simple. A woman doesnt need to change anything
about herself to get a man, because that just means giving up herself to become something she is not, in turn the man doesn't even want her for her. I hate those movies that the "misfit" girl suddenly becomes this beauty queen and fabulous, and everyone wants to be her friend, every guy wants her, she wins homecoming queen, and she lives happily ever after, all because she did her hair, put some makeup on and took her glasses off. Girls shouldnt feel like they have to be dressed upa nd glammed all the time. Perfection is not beauty it's just a process.

3."We don't call it deception; we call it good taste. And soon it feels akward going to the mailbox without makeup."
WHY?! I can't say this enough. Makeup isn't beauty, its a mask to pretend to be pretty. Material beauty is just that, material. It's just so frustrating to think without a clump of mascara hanging off an eyelash that your ot pretty. Not enough eyeshadow to make you beautiful. When did the time come that walking down the sidewalk to get your mail you need high heels, Gucci sunglassed and the purse that matched.

Questions/Comments:
I cannot wait to talk about this article in class. I really enjoyed reading this article because it was easy and laid back reading. I love that it showed all the diffrent ways that people are influnced as a child. it's hard to actually look at all those Disney movies and realize how much I loved them., but also realize how crazy the stereotypes are, and also how much they really did put images into my head that i kept with me for a very lond time. Oh I just need to talk about this in class, I have too much to say! One last thing, I think ever girl should be a princess once in their life, because every women deserves it nomatter what race :)