2-1: ….. for a girl?

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September 27, 2012 by Ms. Gunning

2-1: ..... for a girl?

Why do we? Answer this question the best you can, refer to resources from class!

21 thoughts on “2-1: ….. for a girl?

  1. madisonaj says:

    First of all, I just want to say that I love this picture. I find it very visually stimulating and pleasing. The colour contrast is definitive, generating an authentic look and feel. I think that this picture/message is physically alone stating that when you engage in a healthy, loyal, caring friendship it will be advantageous for a fun-loving lifestyle. The two young girls on their long-boards skating into the sun is symbolism for the safety and security genuine friendships offer (holding each others hand for stability), while continuing the journey of life in a bright, cheerful way. I like the repetition of the word “girl” as well. I think it makes the post more relate-able. I think this brings us back to our ancestral times. “Survival of the Fittest.” Girls and women have always been in competition with one another. Bringing the ones we are most intimidated by down, results in a clear finish line for us.

  2. AlanaJones says:

    girls , They Bring each other down because they have low self esteem with in them self.so they think that making someone else feel bad will bring them down to there level of sadness. It will bring them up knowing someone feels the same way they feel. I think this picture is amazing . It says that in friendships you have trust, support and more. The two girls on the skateboard say all this stuff because its alot of trust with in your friends to do a lot of stuff like this.

  3. Yasmeenlauzon says:

    Some girls feel like getting even is better than just letting it go. But still when someone calls you a name you fell upset and we take that sadness and project something worse than just ignoring it. So this could be why girls bring down other girls even thought they know that it hurts.

  4. Salina Kim says:

    I think it is a natural thing that girls be jealous and try to bring down other girls. We want to be the best between girls. Or like we learned, as society always expect girls act like an angel and be nice to each other, maybe girls just wanted to get rid of that kind of expectations that continued for long period of time.

  5. TaylorM says:

    Some girls, who feel insecure, need to make themselves feel better by putting others down. It makes them feel powerful. Most girls feel insecure about themselves because there constanly being called names or being brought down by others. So i guess we do it to our frriends and other girls because were just so used to it and think of it as “nothing”, or in some cases do it out of jelousy.

  6. Alexi says:

    I think some girls bring other girls because it makes them feel better about themselves . Lot of the time it’s jealously too. I think because life is so hard for girls we feel the need to bring others down with us so we aren’t alone .

  7. Girls are Jealous of other girls and there for they go after each other and talk about one another to make themselves feel better. Girls should always help each other out and this picture shows two girls together holding hands and it’s showing the love and friendship of the two girls its how all girls should be and treat each other. Girls should be strong and not be jealous and hate on each other.

  8. I think that girls bring down other girls because they are jealous if what they have. Whether it be looks, smarts, or clothes. Girls are always trying to be the “best” and if they feel that someone else is the “best” or is “perfect” then they will try to bring them down. It is a lot easier to bring someone down, than to have someone bringing you down. Its easy to say things than to hear them.

  9. Janaya MacPherson says:

    I think that girls bring down other girls because it makes them feel better about themselves. Society makes girls feel like it’s wrong to speak their mind an show aggression towards other people, so gossip and rumours are the easies way to release built up anger. Ignoring problems and moving on re the right thing to do, but girls don’t always want to do the right thing. Not everyone wants to be considered perfect. I find when I’m upset i like to vent to my friends about why people are mean. It’s easy to do and it makes me feel better by releasing anger. I know if the person I was talking about found but what i said they would be upset, but if I’m upset at the time I don’t usually think about other peoples feelings. it’s like getting tunnel vision. It’s not like girls get joy out of putting people down. They just don’t like feeling bad about themselves and sometimes putting people down is the easiest way to feel better, even though its not the right thing.

  10. Carla says:

    I think we as girls bring down others because we don’t feel sucear about our own flaws so we make others feel bad to make us feel good.

  11. hallestadnik says:

    As a girl, I know that it’s just human nature to be jealous of other girls! I think that if a girl is insecure with themselves then they feel better if they bring down other girls out of jealousy. For some weird reason it makes you feel better, even though we know how hard it is to be a girl sometimes.. dealing with other girls!

  12. Sydney W says:

    I love this quote and the picture I believe that girls put each other down to make themselves feel better because they took their sadness an anger on someone else and made their life miserable, just because you’re getting put down doesn’t mean you can do it to others, I get made fun of and Bullied by many people but I just put u troubles aside and worry about my family or my friends that need help with problems in life, I don’t like to put myself before others, I think girls are nasty to each other it doesn’t matter what race you are, what hight or weight you are or if you have a special ability, it doesn’t matter we are all girls we have to stick together help eachother out if someone needs a hug or a shoulde to cry on it doesn’t matter what clique you’re from to me I think it’s just common Courtisy in my case.

  13. Anna King says:

    a lot of anger and loneliness comes from the hardships of being a girl. putting others down can be a way to let out aggression and pull other down to your level. of course, it is so wrong to do this!

  14. Mickenzie Cody says:

    I believe girls choose to pick on eachother regardless of the ridicule they may have felt before due to their insecurities. Often times when a girl has insecurities they’d rather make others feel worse then how they feel about themselves. As soon as you make hurtful comments about someone it draws attention away from yourself and makes the person on the end of the harsh phrases feel inferior, thus bosting the true insecure one. Another big part of it is jealousy, which is very natural especially due to the fact that girls are held to such high standards of what is beautiful and how they “should” look or act. Being a girl can cause alot of anger to build up, usually directed at oneself and often times it is easier to get out the anger and hurt by bad mouthing other girls because we want what they have so we choose to make them feel how we feel about ourselves.

  15. I love this picture not just for the way it was taken and edited but how the meaning and truthful this quote is to girls. I say that us girls bring down others girls because we are jealous of them. Some girls do this to make themselves feel better about making other girls suffer with their own self esteem.

  16. Danielle LeBlanc says:

    Because most girls think that they are gods gift to the world and they think that they can treat anyone they see as inferior anyway they want.

  17. Layne Minaker says:

    Because when girls are insecure they want to bring others down with them, so they dont feel alone and if they are feeling upset about something, then they dont want other people around them to be happy. Its also because girls get jelous, and we always seem to want what we dont have.

  18. Taryn P says:

    Girls so easily get really jelous and they don’t know how to express it. i belive it is wrong and us girls should find healthier ways of dealing with our insecurities.

  19. haley guiel says:

    Some girls feel jealous of others and feel they have to pull others down, Its very wrong and i do not agree with it but it happens all the time even with close friends.

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