Influencing Girls Sexualization

Through each generation, makeup symbolizes how women are superior, however, society today has misinterpreted the intentions of makeup believing that it is a response of the lack of confidence and there are these accusations made of it promoting false advertisement. Currently, these statements provoked some makeup artists to come together and create a challenge called #ThePowerOfMakeup, as an act of protest to spawn the true understanding that makeup is not an excuse for women, or men, to cover up their inner beauty from society. Therefore, the controversy is whether the introduction of makeup has become an option for women to mask their insecurities or is its considered an artistic way for people to express their individuality. Nevertheless,

In the American culture today, women are becoming more sexualized at a younger age due to the influences of the corporate media. Corporate media and society form the perfect idealistic body that women should have and is constantly being promoted making younger girls start to compare themselves to them at a young age. Certain shows and movies, such as Disney, influence young children and teenagers through their characters as to how a woman is supposed to be accepted. The way the corporate media and society make this body image they want women to have starts in a very early stage in a woman's life without them knowing. There are these childhood movies, such as Disney, Barbie and Ken dolls, programs such as Netflix, teen

Did you know that makeup has been around for 12,000 years. The ancient Egyptians were the ones that invented the beautiful work of art …. Makeup. Studies show that about 44% of women are “ dependent on makeup”. What’s the purpose of makeup? Why do so many people wear it? How do you even put it on? For beginners, It’s good to know the purpose of wearing makeup, the different types of makeup, and the proper application to create a fresh- faced work of art.

In today’s society, the sexualization of young females can seem as the most understated concern. Almost everything sexualizes women to an extent and stopping it at the beginning of the tracks can seem complicated. Through the use of statistical facts and personal stories from affected people, Stephanie Hanes makes an argument that young girls grow up too soon, and effectively convinces her audience that it is a result of sexualization. Hanes makes an appeal on why the first step into this loop involves Disney Princesses and that parent entailment is crucial to a child’s life.

Because females, and even younger females have started to become very sexualized in the media, these images can start to mold at a young age what a female “should” be like. “Sexualization occurs when women and girls are most valued for their sexual appeal, are sexually objectified, or have sexuality inappropriately forced on them” (American Psychological Association, qtd. in Stone et al. 1604). When media portrays these types of images depicting women to be a certain way, it can cause many issues, such as lower body and self esteem, and even depression (Stone et al. 1605). A study is conducted to see how children perceive sexualized girls, and what traits they should possess, such as being popular or being smart (Stone et al. 1606). Ellen

Wearing makeup has become a social norm for women. Little girls put on costume makeup to play dress up because they see the “beautiful” women on TV and in the media wearing it. Those “beautiful” women become the young girls’ idols and they start to admire their looks and replicate

One indicator that the media is reaching girls at an earlier age is that the average age for adoring the impossibly proportioned Barbie has slid from preteen to preschool. A few years ago, girls started wanting to look good for others at the age of 6 or 7; now the age is 4. Clothing has become increasingly risqué and inappropriate for girls as young as 8. A ridiculous amount of money is spent every year on thong underwear for tweens. Once a girl has bought in, she’s on a consumer conveyor belt which marketers move females from pastel tiaras to hot-pink push-up

Just as Williams wrote, “Companies invest millions of dollars hiring specialists to make little girls feel like they need ‘make up’ to be beautiful permanently lowering

One most common way of keeping up an appearance is buying makeup, which covers blemishes as well as enhances features. For some women, they wouldn’t leave their house without a full face of makeup because they believe that people would look and treat them differently without their makeup on and looking their

It was not only till the Nineteenth century where makeup became gender inclusive to society and became a women dominated industry. As the years progressed society was conditioned to think that makeup was made for women. Outside ancient Egypt women had done above and beyond to enhance their beauty to become better suited for a mate or to be considered beautiful. Before makeup was even introduced to world, women went to the extremes of using burnt matches to darken their eyes, using berries to stain there cheeks and lips, and even swallow oxblood to improve overall complexion. And if it wasn’t for the help of social media, men would still be struggling to this day to get the cosmetic recognition that they deserve. Gender roles has always created social boundaries for not only men but for women as well.Women have also dealt with the hardship of trying to be accepted in a society. Since the nineteenth th century restraints of not being able to vote, or work has carried on to the Twentieth century. Women are taken seriously when it comes to sports or having physical strength. Till this day women are making less on their paychecks compared to men. Both genders have their disadvantages and both deal with trying to break the labels that have been created. A new societal culture is happening and regardless of gender the traditional constraints that have been created it is becoming less significant in not only the

I do believe that American society has an inappropriate image of promoting young girls. While shopping at the Tacoma Mall during the holidays, I was appalled with the lacy provocative girl’s underwear (to include thongs). Noticing the well-known brands such as Hanes, Candies and the Gap, I could not help but feel overly sensitive over the lack of respect and sexual-exploitation of our American children.

Personally, I wear makeup because it makes me feel confident. I have mild acne and I hate seeing my imperfections when I look in the mirror, but with makeup on, I can hide all of my blemishes. I am forced to accept the fact that wearing makeup is considered feminine because we’ve been raised to believe this idea. Our culture needs to change our perception on how we view gender differences and not associate being like the opposite gender a negative thing.

The sexualization of girls and women has become a prominent problem within our society. Every day men and women alike are exposed to demeaning and derogatory images and depictions of women through social media outlets, advertisements, TV programs and movies, and simple internet searches. This has facilitated the development of harmful societal stereotypes and standards that have put girls and women at-risk for mental health challenges (e.g. eating disorders, mood and affective disorders) and sexual assault, sexual abuse, and human trafficking.

Christine Starr and Gail M. Ferguson, in this article, discuss their study examining self-sexualization among 60 girls between the ages of 6 and 9 years old. Specifically focusing on preferences and attributions in regards to sexualized dress, and potential risk and protective factors of self-sexualization, paper dolls were used to determine the participants’ thoughts and opinions. The conclusions drawn supported social learning and cognitive theories as the participants, a majority of the time, chose the sexualized paper dolls over the non-sexualized paper dolls. This was concluded to be a result of their ideal self-image. In regards to potential risk and protective factors, Starr and Ferguson discuss how media consumption and maternal figures that display self-objectification play a big role in early sexualization but maternal guidance can buffer young girls from early self-sexualization.

“Makeup has been used to enhance the beauty of both men and women for over thousand years. It its through teaching others how to apply makeup, we can strive to help others feel comfortable and confident in their own skin. Wearing makeup help embrace our natural features and may also help express the ideas in a creative way like art.”