Response week7

I think that it is sad that in today’s society kids have to grow up with what the media is putting them through. Many kids think that they are ugly and unworthy of love from others around them. In an article I read there was a 12 year old, writing in saying that she wasn’t pretty enough or good enough for her peers, and that she thinks that it is superficial. However she knows that this is something that everyone does, and the truth is that she will never be able to get away from a world like this. She is worried about being able to change what she looks like, not just her hair and makeup, but she worries about her eyes, hips, lips, and other parts of her body that her parents “gave her.”
The writer thinks that this little girl shouldn’t be so hard on herself. She does also know that there is no escaping what everyone in America has to deal with, how superficial others can be. She also tells the girl that it takes time to come into beauty, and that not everyone is beautiful right away. We all have our awkward stages, and that just makes us who we are when we grow up.
While this little girl is in one of the hardest times of her life, going through the awkward stages of making new friends, and starting to date boys, she needs to understand that everyone is dealing with the same issues. Although some of the girls may seem more put together, looks only take a person so far. Looks is a rising issue all over the world today. The ideal beautiful women are something that is almost unreal. The images you see in the magazines and on TV aren’t average people, these aren’t the same people you see walking down the street or seating next to you in class. This young teen just needs to realize that no one is perfect and she will come into herself eventually.