Ring Dane...<3

Girls have always had the appearance of being graceful and elegant. They are suppose to dress appropriate and act "lady like." This past weekend was my sisters ring dance and it was so funny watching her and her group getting ready. Usually my sister does try to use make up, sometimes too much, and dresses nicer I guess. Watching her in a formal dress tough was hilarious. First, her friend came over to get ready and when she had her dress on she came out to show it off. She came out tried to do a spin and practically fell over. There goes the gracefulness. Then when my sister and her friend were out front getting a picture taken, my sister decided to spit. I couldn't believe she actually spit when she was in a dress and all dolled up. Totally not "lady like" at all. Later when she came home, she was carrying the train of her dress in her hands. Somehow at the dance the extra piece of material that served as a train got ripped of at the seem. The whole being graceful and elegant and polite thing didn't seem to cross their minds at all. But I guess that is just them.

Watching Scrubs the other day it became apparent to me that it actually depicts life in hospitals fairly well. If you ever go to a hospital in real life you will notice most of the doctors are guys and most all the nurses are women. In the show Scrubs it is essentially the same set up. All the nurses at the front desk and walking around are women. Most of the doctors are guys with the exception of Elliot. Actually, the girl Elliot even has a name that some would consider a "guys" name. If most just heard the name and have never seen the show they would probably believe it to be a guy. It is very stereotypical to have the nurses be girls and the doctors guys and most shows and movies seem to portray this image, however some don't such as in the movie Meet the Parents. The main character is a male nurse. When his girlfriends parents find out what his job is, her dad just laughs and tries to cover his laughter by saying it is an impressive job and someone has to do it. The dad is just judging the masculinity of the main characters job.

Guys have been googling over girls forever. This is no secret. But it is getting to the point where it is becoming a bit ridiculous. Now I know there are magazines like Play Boy for them and restaurants like Hooters for good fun and food but a place to watch girls while you get your hair cut may be a bit much. I was listening to the radio a few days ago and there was this commercial. It had some guy talking like a sports caster about a place where you could watch sports and get your hair cut. It seemed kinda stupid and a waste of money but whatever that was the business. But then he said something about your eyes not only hurting from the TV but also from all the "hot" girls that work there. The announcer also made a statement about having all the employees being girls. Now having an all girl staff is not bad but using them as sex symbols just to get guys to get their hair cut is a bit ridiculous. I don't even recall the commercial saying they were good at cutting hair. At least with Hooters they say they have good food and they actually do. They even have guys that work there but they work in the kitchen. Also, they seemed to target only guys and not girls to get their hair cut there. The whole thing just seemed a little sexist towards girls.

Another One for the Team

Every magazine is a manual on how to be gurly or masculine. Guys have their magazines about sport cars, sports and ones like Mens Health that tell you how to live. They essentially tell guys that this is what you are suppose to be like. Chicks have the same thing for them too. All these magazines about baking and gossip. In every magazine there are tips on how to look "good" or ways to look pretty. In the June/July 2006 Cosmo Girl, there is an article labeled Mermaid Beauty. It has tips on how to do makeup and hair to look like a sea beauty. All the pictures have water as a background and the models all seem to have a flawless complexion. The whole idea behind the article is how to look amazing for summer. However, it gets to the point where it seems the people from the magazine are telling girls how they are suppose to look to get noticed when they are at the beach or where ever water is to be found. The opening of the article even begins with "Mythological sirens used to bewitch sailors with mesmerizing songs, but copying these watercolor makeup looks and rippling hairstyles is an easier way to lure in your catch!" The whole article is just another one with no depth telling girls how to be a piece of meat for guys to come after.