Girls are raised to have low self esteem

1 "They are surrounded by pictures, and shows, and movies of the "perfect body" My opponent stated that young girls do not worry about their looks. As I stated in my previous argument, the foundation of this superficial beauty is planted at a young age. This does not mean that little girls will be self- conscious. This means that they will take this idea of a "perfect body" as they grow up, and it will affect how they think of themselves. My opponent failed to disprove the male-female comparison. 2 "We live in a world of comparisons. Something is always better or worse than something else. " My opponent argued that guys are beat up and abused by bullies but "aren't raised with half the self esteem. " Let me remind you that the original argument was girls are raised to have self-esteem issues. Guys are not raised to be bullied or abused, and that has nothing to do with how they think of themselves before the bullying occurs. My opponent also said "they take it". There are many depressed and suicidal males out there, do they "take it"? My opponent also stated that it takes one person calling a female fat to throw them into deep depression. This is true in the sense that it takes one insult to cause you to negatively look at yourself, because in most cases that attack will stick with you for a long time. This further proves my argument that we live in a world of comparisons. That women being called fat, fat compared to whom or in who's opinion? My opponent argued that " a lot of girls can take all of that "I think you are fat" crap because every girl should be treated equally". How can you determine how a woman takes an insult? Anybody can act indifferent or laugh it off, but how do you know it didn’t hurt them in any way shape or form? My opponent failed to disprove my point of girls cutting and/or falling into depression. My opponent failed to disprove my point of girls comparing themselves to others. My opponent failed to disprove my statement that women do not think of their better attributes. 3 "They are shown at a very young age that there is a requirement for love and happiness" My opponent stated that "princesses are animated and any girl past six is smart enough to see that. " As I said in my previous argument, girls under the age of six believe what they see. Watching all those perfect girls being swept up by amazing guys will make them believe that they must be perfect in order to find their guy. Also, in my argument I stated that the tv is not real but is pushed upon young children because they are more susceptible to their ideas. My opponent failed to disprove my point of girls feeling they have to fit the status quo. My opponent failed to disprove my point of tv being targeted towards young children for a reason. My opponent failed to disprove my point of young children believing what is seen on the television. My opponent was correct in the statement that different guys have different types, but are you sure that is all that is taken into consideration. When a guy first looks at a girl, do they notice how smart she is, or do they notice how good she looks? When a girl likes a guy, what is the first thing they want to do? They want to look good, they want to look skinny, they want to look better. "They always get chosen eventually. " Do women think about eventually? Does getting chosen "eventually" change how they view themselves? My opponent failed to disprove my point of how girls cannot help comparing themselves to others. In conclusion, I believe that girls are raised to have low self-esteem because they are surrounded by pictures, shows, and movies of the perfect body, we live in a world of comparisons, and they are shown at a very young age that there is a requirement for love and happiness. According to nami. org, one in five teens have experienced depression at some point. Depression and suicide rates are growing every day, and in order to fix this problem we must first understand it. Each and every day, women are being called fat or ugly, and even worse they start to believe it. Nothing is ever achieved without confidence, and unfortunately many women are lacking it. It is time for it to be common knowledge that everyone, no matter what shape, size, or color, is beautiful. The only way to get this message across is to teach our children from a young age and kill these negative thoughts before they start. Low self-esteem is serious, and we need to start acknowledging it.