Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Girls cant What? Analysis



I chose to respond to "Girls Cant What?" by Gretchen Cawthon.
Gretchen sees herself as a can do female. Meaning that she can do any
thing with perseverance and determination. When I read her about me
section it just set the tone of what type of person she really is. When
she talked about how she got into that car crash and the doctors said
that she would never walk again and now she's walking, I think that,
that's what motivated her the most to make this blog.
It's like the saying "If she can do it anyone can", If she can have
that much motivation that she could teach herself how to walk again or
at the fact that she was faced with a series of " you can't do that
because your a girl", she had to be determined, and sometimes with
determination comes stubbornness,but that was good for her in the
situation that she was in.
On her web blog she has her logos pasted all over to signify what
her page is and a symbolic quote that can add to more motivation for
some young girl when she is told that she can't do what her heart
desires because she's a girl. Gretchen chose the color purple I think ,
because its a calm royal color that can mean just about anything.Her
site appeals to young girls in particular because she wants to
encourage young girls and women that they aren't inferior to a man or
boy.Its already bad enough that we don't get to make the same amount of
money that a man does when we can clearly do just as much as they can
and possibly more.
In this modern day image changes everyday and women are
unknowingly beginning to perceive their selves different from what they
could be. Why be a model when you have the brains to be a lawyer or
doctor. Young girls are becoming more ignorant to all the possibilities
that they can explore. They know that they can become anything but they
aren't taking the initiative to do it. It feels good to know that you
are equal so why don't we put ourselves on the pedestal right where men
are. Of course our bodies aren't built to strong like men but we are
and we're just as smart as them. So why are we beneath them. With this
type of motivation that is being displayed young girls can actually
step up to the plate and put all of those who told them no to shame.
On her blog page she asks that girls should post what someone said
that they couldn't do and challenge it. I think this is good for all
young females because it gives them something interesting to do all the
while they learn and build character. She should go around different
states and present this motivational idea to young females who want to
better themselves.It's so much that a young girl can learn that can
prevent them from making all types of mistakes. If only they had the
motivation to do what was said that they couldn't do they would be
better off.

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