Everyone is talking about Drumpf's normalised "locker room banter" atm. I am not really surprised, or impressed for that matter, I do not pretend that the majority of guys these days are conditioned to see women as accessories. Let's be honest, the majority of people (including females!) speak about, or see women as pieces of meat. More and more we are seen as an accessory, men see as one (just look at men's magazines, or ask guys to name 5 famous women!!), media and fashion industry see as one (just look...around you!)... We girls have become so accustom to it and have accepted it without realising how harmful the consequences are. It has become the norm. Women and girls are supposed to be covered in full-on makeup, wear fashionable clothes and always look like they have come out of beauty salons.
More and more I see girls on the street look like they've came out of fashion magazines, of course, I try not to be judgemental and at every opportunity I try and scratch the surface, but more often than not, I find that they have become the beautiful wrappers of a box. That box contains a mechanism that runs solely to provide for itself the newest fashion trend, haircut, make up.
What are you excited about? - Buying a new pair of shoes.
What are you excited about?- Going to Ibiza.
What are you excited about?- Going out and getting drunk.
What are you excited about?- Saved up to buy expensive makeup.
What are you excited about?- Buying a new flashy car.
Why have you settled for a life so meaningless? Yes, life should be enjoyed, and yes, buying stuff does give you a short-lived enjoyment, but is that all? Give me more! I need more!
We girls have forgotten that there is so much more to us. We should be Wendies and not Kims!
So why the title of the post? What does South Park have to do with all the above rant? Because its about Wendy (my spirit animal) and because its yet again another example of how spot on SP are on covering important issues through satire. Wendy has always been a representation of virtues, qualities and morale which are so rarely expressed by girls today. I won't spoil the end for you but all I can say is that the episode does not have the usual end music. Even the creators of South Park seemed devastated by what is happening. The scales of the objectification disease have left no one safe. We, women, have become increasingly anxious about our appearance, regardless of our line of work.
We cannot fight this disease by ourselves, so I am asking you- guys, show your girlfriends, sisters, mothers, friends, female colleagues that you are crazy about their brains!
