I am a 26 yr old who loves the bars and loves to drink. My friends and I get drunk and act stupid as much as most any other 20 some yr olds, I love to flirt, dance and get guys to buy me drinks.... and I compleatly disagree with the posting of these pics. I may be a somewhat typical 20 some yr old, but I was raised to respect myself and my body. I do not think these pics do women justice, they are not the start of a women's movement, they are infact quite counter productive.
It is the pictures of women half dressed and in comprimising positions that keep guys thinking we are stupid, and that they can do what they want to us. The girls who allow men to touch them, say bad things to them and otherwise act inaproprate towards them are part of the reason guys think they can get away with it with any women. I have been grabbed, groped, slapped and even kissed on the lips at the bars by guys I did not know and did not want touching me. It only stopped because I yelled and screamed at them till they (and most others) got the hint that I wouldn't let that slide.. no matter how drunk I am. I know a guy at the bar who touches girls inaproprately while dancing with them, he finds the young, insecure, drunk girls and he does such things as grabing their butt, breast, and even putting his hand down their pants. These girls don't say anything and are so insecure that they allow it because it is attention. I've seen girls taking off clothes and flashing people.
I live in a college town, we have had at least 2 alcohol related deaths recently (both girls in their early 20's) because of this the city council has outlawed cup specials (these were my nights out).
I guess this all upsets me most because when I see things like this, the way girls/women allow themselves to be treated and the way they treat eachother... I see someone who is insecure about themselves and their body ( I think most all women are these days..), someone who needs attention and is doing what they think is cool and will get them a guy... but really... show a guy those pictures and ask him if he would respect that girl if he saw her drunk at a bar like that. And if you want to sit and tell me I don't have the right to be upset for someone else like this, then I'll reiderate my other issue with this. I DO NOT want guys treating me this way. I don't want guys to see me drunk and having fun and feel that they can come touch me because I'm flirty, wearing something skimpy or hanging on someone (who I usely know). How I am dressed, how I act and the fact that I am drunk and flirty doesn't give anyone the right.... Even though so many girls just giggle it away.
I guess this is a double standard, but you can't change this opinion till you stop women from being sex objects, stop little girls from thinking they have to be thin and pretty, and stop teenagers from thinking they have to have sex, be sexy, act sexual and from thinking that drugs, alcohol and sex are cool.
I was in planned parenthood the other day and a group of about 15-16 yr old kids were in there acting like it was so cool that they are in a place that is associated with sex. I don't think these kids are having sex.. I think they're just being stupid... (and smart... they were there to ask questions.. so that's good).
Really People... we need to take controle of our youth (no I don't have kids).... Come on... this isn't an older person's prospective... I'm still in my 20's and I'm still outraged! Why aren't you????
"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." - Quote from "The Northern Sun" northernsun.com
"Insecure Girls are the Insecure Women of Tomorrow" -fredit! (amber)
Girls dancing on bars half-naked, passed out on the beach, hugging the porcelain … these are photos posted for all to see on the Web site Facebook, in a group called Thirty Reasons a Girl Should Call it a Night. These shocking and provocative pictures are supposedly submitted by the women in the photos themselves. The women say they love to have fun, and this is a way to bond with other girls just like them. But are there unforeseen consequences to letting the public behold you at your worst? Dr. Phil speaks with women on both sides of this debate. Jasmine is the moderator for the group Thirty Reasons and says, although she’s responsible for taking down questionable photos, she hasn’t found one yet! Amanda and Norma are incensed that women would degrade themselves in this way. Hear from the president of a company who uses Web sites like Facebook and MySpace to weed out potential employees. Could documenting your good time on the Internet become your biggest regret? Then, a teen who loves to drink says criticism of Thirty Reasons just reinforces the double standard of gender inequality. What do Dr. Phil and the teen’s mother think? Plus, a mayor’s sexy photo has her town’s residents outraged. And, meet a substitute teacher who says he was unfairly fired from his job two times for what’s on his MySpace page. Share your thoughts here.
