"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." These famous words was said by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford in 1878. However, can the beholder's view change their opinion of what beauty really is? Beauty Pageants are seen as a sport, globally, but mostly in America. Since 1921, pageants have gained popularity, until it had hit its peak when it was turned into the hit reality TV show; "Toddlers and Tiaras". The show, "Toddlers and Tiaras", Is about children's beauty pageants, and what it is like behind the scenes
“Boxing is for men, and is about men, and is men” (Carol Joyce Oates). Boxing is among the most visceral and male dominated combat sports of all time. It’s no coincidence that on my patriarchal side my grandfather was an Olympic gold medalist welterweight boxer and my father also engaged in it. The bruising and bloody confrontations of boxing are perhaps what enticed me to become a boxer and take up my patriarchal tradition after my father physically abused my mother for years. My father’s side continuously
Feminists, are quite essentially “just women who don’t want to be treated like sh*t”. The fight for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. But if feminism is just referring to equality between the genders, why is being a feminist considered to be a taboo in our society? Why do we say that feminism tips the scale of gender equality far past equilibrium when one of the UN Millennium Development Goals aims to promote gender equality and empower women? Why is feminism automatically
can be considered as one of the most noticeable categories on how social groups in a society labeled and organized (Owen Blakemore, Berenbaum & Liben, 2009). This can be seen in some categories of gender specific divisions for public bathrooms and sports activities, and even in shopping mall there is a division of male and female clothing area and also in some other aspect of life qualities, such as traits, colors and abilities. Gender linked associations are existing in those life aspects. For instance
The following essay argues why the differentiation of sex and gender is necessary and that gender is socially constructed on an everyday basis, whether we are aware of it or not. Social arenas such as education, sports, music and mass media all contribute to the social construction of genders and their respective roles. The society which we live in has an enormous impact on what type of person we become. From shaping our way of speaking and dressing to influencing our attitudes and behaviour. Our